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Today I transplanted the cabbage and onion seedlings outside and planted seeds for: arugula, garlic (well, cloves, not seeds–forced in the fridge), mesclun salad mix, kale, cauliflower, and …
golden delicious apple
Malus domestica
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Apple
How to sow apple: Bare root tree
Sun requirement for apple: Plant in Full Sun
The apple is a deciduous tree in the Rose family grown for it's sweet fruit. The apple originated in Central Asia and has spread across the world. There are now over 7,500 cultivars bred for a variety of climates and characteristics. Apples are propagated through grafting because seeds do not breed true.
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Growing apples
Perennial
living more than two yearsFirst harvest expected
293 weeks after plantingHeight
300cmSpread
500cmGrown for
fruit harvested 7 timesHow members grow apples
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Anyone whose english pea plants yield spherical peas must be a saint. I only get spherical peas if I miss a pod. In the evening I sit out in the garden and eat peas until there is nothing worth eating left on the plant. Then I am done…
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Who's planted apples
- lauravalentine apple orchard
- corvi Side orchard · salt spring island
- miasmakat Back Yard · reservoir, melbourne
- piranha Back Garden · East Coast, Central...
- jinty Back garden · Oxford, uk
Apple harvests
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auntie harvested not specified.
unknown locationover 6 years ago
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fe2h2o harvested 4.
over 7 years ago
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shiny harvested 2.
over 8 years ago
auntie harvested not specified.
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Ecological requirements
Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Malus domestica Borkh.
| Family / Taxonomy | Magnoliopsida Rosidae Rosales Rosaceae |
|---|---|
| Optimal temperature | 14 - 27 °C |
| Absolute temperature | 8 - 33 °C |
| Killing temperature | growth: -2 °C, rest: -30 °C |
| Optimal rainfall | 700 - 2500 mm/year |
| Absolute rainfall | 500 - 3200 mm/year |
| Optimal soil pH | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Absolute soil pH | 4.5 - 8.0 |
| Crop cycle | 180 - 320 days |
| Max altitude | 1800 m |
| Life form | tree |
| Life span | perennial |
| Habit | erect |
| Optimal soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) |
| Optimal soil texture | medium, light |
| Optimal soil fertility | high |
| Optimal soil drainage | well (dry spells) |
| Optimal soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
| Optimal light | very bright to clear skies |
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