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Adding fruit to you homestead

{ 08:26, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 } { Posted in Homestead info } { 2 comments } { Link }

You here the word sustainability alot in homesteading. The definition of sustainability as related to homesteading is a practice or an item that can be maintained over a long period of time without depleting its natural resources. To me there is no better example of this than adding fruit to your homestead. The benefit of growing fruit is that once you invest in the considerable expence and time to establish your trees and bushes you should be able to provide fruit for your homestead for twenty or more years. The key is to plan ahead. Find a good location for your fruit trees, berry bushes, and grape vines. Make sure you think about all possible additions to your homestead. You don't want to establish a berry bed where you are going to have livestock running in the future. You want access to water. Think about harvest time. Are you going to want to carry bushels of apples that far? Do you have truck /tractor access? Is the location ideal for growth? Usually you have to compromise somewhere in the middle. Plan your varieties-not all varieties have the same soil-light-water requirements. Prepare you soil. Keep all unwanted vegetation in check. Give your newly purchased fruit a chance to establish. Do your research on varieties---learn how to prune and what needs to be done to train your fruit. Decide on how you want to keep bugs down. The first year is always the hardest. Growing roots for a good established fruit producing plant/tree. If your faithful in your first year and get a good foundation started you will be rewarded greatly with a future of producing fruit for your family. I don't know about you but I really like the thought of being fruitful in my labors. Have a blessed day!>faithfarm
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Fruit trees and goats?

{ 09:12, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 } { Posted by heritagehill }
I agree with you, and would love to have some fruit trees...........however every one I have planted has been devoured by a goat that got loose one time or another!! They must taste really good. So until I have a fenced area that is completely goat proof, I will have to wait.
Marilyn

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{ 09:27, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 } { Posted by catsnmore }
Good morning. Patrick and I were talking about that this weekend. We are talking about planting a line of fruit trees along the west edge of our garden. I think that is a great spot. And we are also going to build a fence around the garden this year. I still have to do some more research, but for now I want apples and peaches and maybe pears. I also want to plant some blackberry and blueberry bushes. This year I'm planting strawberries too. Thank you for sharing... Blessings, Elizabeth

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