tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post8004926224091637654..comments2024-02-19T10:47:29.706-05:00Comments on Eight Gate Farm - New Hampshire: Harvest Monday - 25 August 2014Eight Gate Farm NHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-71656855833134821672014-08-29T07:17:47.851-04:002014-08-29T07:17:47.851-04:00I believe they are d'Anjou. Anyway I think I r...I believe they are d'Anjou. Anyway I think I remember seeing a tag to that effect on one of the trees placed by whoever planted them. You know, Thomas, I believe it was your blog (you lived in VT, right?) that led me to the idea I could grow artichokes in NE. So I have you to thank or blame for all my struggles! Finally a payoff!Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-25841031949739949442014-08-28T13:21:41.777-04:002014-08-28T13:21:41.777-04:00Awesome harvest! Sorry to hear about your tree fr...Awesome harvest! Sorry to hear about your tree fruits. Our peach tree produced loads this year. I am however envious of your grapes. Are those seckel pears?Thomas Generaziohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536611327617373090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-27029913109104811732014-08-27T08:05:07.686-04:002014-08-27T08:05:07.686-04:00Very interesting. It seems a lot of people are exp...Very interesting. It seems a lot of people are experiencing this. Around here I never see the commercial orchards (there are a lot) doing any summer pruning.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-51143645098310826992014-08-27T08:03:50.407-04:002014-08-27T08:03:50.407-04:00Thanks, Lexa. She does the hard part. I pick and e...Thanks, Lexa. She does the hard part. I pick and enjoy!Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-39457002403369263402014-08-27T08:02:55.844-04:002014-08-27T08:02:55.844-04:00Thanks, Jenny. Truth be told, we had so many apple...Thanks, Jenny. Truth be told, we had so many apples last year it is almost a relief not to have to process them (we make hard cider).Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-38775406100151340902014-08-27T08:01:52.232-04:002014-08-27T08:01:52.232-04:00Tempermental little things, aren't they.Tempermental little things, aren't they.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-56935609391260153422014-08-27T08:00:30.046-04:002014-08-27T08:00:30.046-04:00Yes, it was a tough winter, and that could well be...Yes, it was a tough winter, and that could well be the problem. Also, deer broke in and browsed the twigs they could reach. Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-9072237977486565032014-08-27T07:59:35.876-04:002014-08-27T07:59:35.876-04:00Don't you worry that peeling back the corn aff...Don't you worry that peeling back the corn affects ripening?Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-30239791332937434032014-08-27T07:58:33.507-04:002014-08-27T07:58:33.507-04:00I use Sluggo too, but not this summer. Fortunately...I use Sluggo too, but not this summer. Fortunately there was very little damage. I did not realize that our wonderful garden predators liked slugs!Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-57729645604721523972014-08-26T12:29:50.923-04:002014-08-26T12:29:50.923-04:00From what I've read some varieties of apple tr...From what I've read some varieties of apple trees tend to bear in alternate years. I've got a Fuji and Golden Delicious, neither has borne any fruit yet, and I think the Fuji also has that tendency. There is a method of summer pruning that can help even out the fruit bearing but I'm not sure what it is, still learning, but I remember seing it discussed in video. Nice diverse harvest.gardenvariety-hoosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823437033502199023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-52489798994131359752014-08-25T20:34:00.035-04:002014-08-25T20:34:00.035-04:00I think you are spot on about fruit trees bearing ...I think you are spot on about fruit trees bearing in cycles. There are so many variables which all need to happen to make a banner year. Congrat on the Artichoke - that's amazing for New Hampshire. And your wife's tomato sauce is lovely and will taste even better on a cold Winter's night.Lexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067337116117320740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-6296077138259622482014-08-25T15:13:42.352-04:002014-08-25T15:13:42.352-04:00I haven't had too many blooms on my two apple ...I haven't had too many blooms on my two apple trees so I think it's the bi-annual cycle that some varieties go through. Love the grapes and huge tomatoes. Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-71461710125391235732014-08-25T14:39:09.496-04:002014-08-25T14:39:09.496-04:00My apple trees did not even bloom this year! GO fi...My apple trees did not even bloom this year! GO figure. Fruit trees are so funny.ibarbidahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875598378198484479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-65985935134376898212014-08-25T14:11:43.880-04:002014-08-25T14:11:43.880-04:00I hear you on the fruit trees. I have a plum &...I hear you on the fruit trees. I have a plum & cherry and, although they are only 4 years old, they did give us a couple of pounds of fruit last year. This year - nothing. Not even one cherry or plum. I'm convinced that our extreme cold this past winter killed off all the spurs.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-12472182641285986482014-08-25T13:21:53.567-04:002014-08-25T13:21:53.567-04:00Too bad about the fruit. I feel like that this yea...Too bad about the fruit. I feel like that this year with the apples. Last year we got a lot. This year just a couple unless the squirrels get them before the ripen. And that is the same variety of corn I'm growing. It does need more time on the stalk. I always peel it back to check it before I pick, though I can often tell just by feeling the ends. Some ripen faster than others and I always want to pick it at its best. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-20197429884846837142014-08-25T10:14:34.919-04:002014-08-25T10:14:34.919-04:00The Supersauce tomatoes look great, a 14 ounce pas...The Supersauce tomatoes look great, a 14 ounce paste tomato is plenty respectable. Your Soloist cabbages look great, I had a lot of slug damage on the outer leaves of mine. I used Sluggo but once they get into the heads, they are immune to any predators like the garter snakes and toads in the garden.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.com