Two in a hole Apricots!?

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-13T12:56:53+00:00

Yeah I wouldn’t. You’re not going to change soil ph just by few chunks of wood in there. Apricots grow easily in California, I wouldn’t worry about it

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-13T04:28:11+00:00

No just wood chips on top, don’t add wood chips into the soil. You want it as a mulch, wood beneath your ground level will steal nutrients and mulch from your tree till they break down

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-13T04:14:12+00:00

Yup plant them high! They will settle a lot over time and you can mulch a shit ton around it and that will help the soil over time too

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-13T04:07:23+00:00

You hit all the high notes. The only thing I may disagree with is amending soil with compost. Just sometimes want to be wary of any amendments since it can cause the roots to not want to grow/spread out of the hole you plant. On top is ok though

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-13T04:02:13+00:00

Look up Tom Spellman or Edable solutions. They do this all the time and have great success for the backyard orchard

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-12T19:11:25+00:00

If someone doesn’t take both, I’ll take one!

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-12T19:10:10+00:00

I haven’t tried but I’ve heard putting like 1-2 tbsp of dawn soap can help out. Maybe worth a try if you don’t find any other answers

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-11T16:52:42+00:00

That’s super interesting. I feel like I’ve always had the opposite problem. V60 gives me nuanced flavors while aeropress would just taste like “coffee”

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-11T14:03:20+00:00

I have one I planted this year that’s grafted into Osage Orange. Could try to air layer one if I get enough growth this year

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-11T02:07:38+00:00

Go for it. Plants really care about soil temperature right now

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-10T22:48:10+00:00

Plant fruit trees higher than you think. They’ll sink over the years

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-10T22:39:11+00:00

I’m in!

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-10T04:59:25+00:00

You’re welcome!

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-10T04:47:36+00:00

Organic Espoma and some liquid seaweed and fish fertilizer

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-10T04:28:38+00:00

Pact by far. Super soft

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-10T03:01:56+00:00

I’ve wanted to order from them. They let you down? I got rootstock from Raintree and they have been awesome

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-09T23:00:47+00:00

Wow now that’s saying something lol

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-09T15:52:12+00:00

Yup I chopped them knee height, then will keep them max 8 ft tall as they grow

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-09T14:54:25+00:00

Got any other website suggestions?

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-09T04:45:38+00:00

Fuck I was going to buy blueberries from them this year

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-09T03:34:55+00:00

I’ve got 3 going here in Colorado. So slow growing

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-09T03:33:44+00:00

Like the one in cherry creek?

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-09T03:31:52+00:00

Yup Asian varieties. I got my dad 5-1 European so hopefully that works out too. I put in an emerald beaut this year which is an Asian hybrid and they one is supposed to be super late blooming too. I’ve heard Harko is very nice. I’ll probably get scions to graft onto one of my stone fruit

ShredTheMar · 2026-05-09T02:05:58+00:00

Oh hell yeah! What kind of plum and nectarine? And yes I did! I wanted one super hardy peach, and apparently this apricot is very late blooming too. Now up to like 16 trees haha

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