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I have never found nematodes specified for apples. I chose the NIC Garden variety (out of desperation) because the description said they would...
Natural Insect Control, NIC specializes in Canadian Beneficial Nematodes, grub control, Beneficial Insects, good bugs to control bad bugs....
I used nematodes last spring. The crabapples were still highly infested last year, but this year they were almost completely clear. A few...
For what it’s worth! I had forgotten about the three apples in the basement until today. I had put them in a back room three weeks ago @13 degrees...
We picked the apples and made applesauce from most of them. They were quite tart, but the applesauce was very good. I’ve saved a couple to see how...
They are Goodland which I have been told are good keepers.
I live in Calgary and have a farm in Saskatchewan. My apples and crabapples are not quite ripe yet here at the farm, but it is time to go back to...
And, now for the rest of the story: The Mount Royal blew over in a strong wind a few years ago. Apparently the roots were damaged and broken from...
Mount Royal plum trees This should be it.
Thanks. I’ve removed one more affected branch. I have a sulphur-based fungicide in powder form. What’s the best way to apply it? Does every leaf...
Meg, We had a Mount Royal plum in Calgary (until a wet snow storm broke it off). It was prolific with large, juicy and delicious plums. The best...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Good day, My chokecherry occasionally gets a branch with black knot. I cut these off far back from the disease. This year, I...
I have an apple and crabapple tree in the same yard. I have been able to eliminate apple maggot from the apples by putting socks on the young...
Is it possible to grow fig trees in either the Calgary, AB or Regina, SK areas. Recommended cultivars?
A branch from my neighbor's tree broke during a wind storm last night and took a main branch from my four-year-old Pembina Plum. Any suggestions...
My daughter has asked me to see if I could find a fig that would survive in Calgary. Any suggestions?
2014 was a bumper year for plums on my Mount Royal. It produced a few hundred fruits. They are the most flavourful plums I have ever eaten. My...
Here's the new photo of the fruit.
I had about 30 blossoms this spring. The bees were too busy with the apple tree, so I tried pollinating with a cotton swab. Each blossom formed a...
There are loads of buds this spring--just ready to pop! I'm hoping it will be warm and dry enough for the bees to fly next week!
