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This might not be the nerdiest thing I've ever done, but it's one of them, or maybe it's just a sign of settling into middle age and geeking out with other like minded fruit enthusiasts, but whatever it is: Sign. Me. Up. In this VLOG I dig into the permaculture idea of integrating fruit trees into the landscape whether you have a small farm or a large garden, matters not, we could all benefit from adding more edible plants and trees into our landscape design. As a cook, I'm concerned with the qualities of each of the fruits I plant, so being able to taste each variety before deciding upon which trees to purchase was huge. I'll be grafting scion wood in the spring, and preparing the soil for my new apple, pear, persimmon and fig trees. Watch this video to see which are my FAVORITE varieties of apples, pears, and grapes as they are the ones that will be planted in my garden. How to tips, and a brief education of soil will be in a forthcoming video. You don't need a bunch of property to farm, you can start farming on an city plot. Just decide what you want and start planting because biodiversity matters.
MY FAVORITE APPLE & PEAR VARIETIES
Calville Blanc D'Hiver - (s) firm tart, cooking, fresh eating
Bramley's Seedling - (ps) firm tart, high acid for cider or juice, sauce
Esopus Spitzenburg - (s) firm tart, fresh eating, cider, baking
Golden Russet - (s) firm sweet/tart, fresh eating, sauce, cider, storage
Northern Spy - (s) firm tar, baking (pies specifically), fresh eating
Ashmead's Kernel - (s) firm tart, fresh eating, juice, drying, cider
Belle de Boskoop - (s) crisp sweet, aromatic, fresh eating, juice, cooking
Rubens - (s) crisp sweet, aromatic, fresh eating, juice
Wickson Crab apple - (s) firm sweet/tart, sweet, cider, juice, pectin stock, fresh eating, cooking
Willie's Sharp - (s) firm tart, cider, juice, fresh eating
D'Arcy Spice apple - (ps) crisp sweet aromatic, juice, fresh eating, cooking
Zabergau Renette - (s) crisp sweet, aromatic, fresh eating, a good cheese apple, juice
(s) = Spur, (ps)= partial spur, (t)=tip bearing
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This fantastic event was put on by the Home Orchard Society: homeorchardsociety.org
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This might not be the nerdiest thing I've ever done, but it's one of them, or maybe it's just a sign of settling into middle age and geeking out with other like minded fruit enthusiasts, but whatever it is: Sign. Me. Up. In this VLOG I dig into the permaculture idea of integrating fruit trees into the landscape whether you have a small farm or a large garden, matters not, we could all benefit from adding more edible plants and trees into our landscape design. As a cook, I'm concerned with the qualities of each of the fruits I plant, so being able to taste each variety before deciding upon which trees to purchase was huge. I'll be grafting scion wood in the spring, and preparing the soil for my new apple, pear, persimmon and fig trees. Watch this video to see which are my FAVORITE varieties of apples, pears, and grapes as they are the ones that will be planted in my garden. How to tips, and a brief education of soil will be in a forthcoming video. You don't need a bunch of property to farm, you can start farming on an city plot. Just decide what you want and start planting because biodiversity matters.
MY FAVORITE APPLE & PEAR VARIETIES
Calville Blanc D'Hiver - (s) firm tart, cooking, fresh eating
Bramley's Seedling - (ps) firm tart, high acid for cider or juice, sauce
Esopus Spitzenburg - (s) firm tart, fresh eating, cider, baking
Golden Russet - (s) firm sweet/tart, fresh eating, sauce, cider, storage
Northern Spy - (s) firm tar, baking (pies specifically), fresh eating
Ashmead's Kernel - (s) firm tart, fresh eating, juice, drying, cider
Belle de Boskoop - (s) crisp sweet, aromatic, fresh eating, juice, cooking
Rubens - (s) crisp sweet, aromatic, fresh eating, juice
Wickson Crab apple - (s) firm sweet/tart, sweet, cider, juice, pectin stock, fresh eating, cooking
Willie's Sharp - (s) firm tart, cider, juice, fresh eating
D'Arcy Spice apple - (ps) crisp sweet aromatic, juice, fresh eating, cooking
Zabergau Renette - (s) crisp sweet, aromatic, fresh eating, a good cheese apple, juice
(s) = Spur, (ps)= partial spur, (t)=tip bearing
For a complete list click here: goo.gl/4u1aox
Profile your favorite apple here: orangepippin.com
This fantastic event was put on by the Home Orchard Society: homeorchardsociety.org
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My Favorite Cookbooks - goo.gl/mv9SLu
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Contact Fresh P - freshprincesscooks@gmail.com
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Bass Walker - Film Noir by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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