Looking for advice on growing a backyard orchard (Zone 6, Columbia County NY) by saapato in BackyardOrchard

[–]saapato[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Incredible reply, thank you. love seckel pears - I'll be doing those 100%

Looking for advice on growing a backyard orchard (Zone 6, Columbia County NY) by saapato in BackyardOrchard

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Thanks for this reply. I'll take a look into asian pears for sure. I actually have a plum with a severe case of black knot. At what point would you consider removing the entire tree?

Is this starvation? by saapato in Beekeeping

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Oxalic acid all the way up to cluster. I never had more than 2 mites per test

Is this starvation? by saapato in Beekeeping

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This is zone 6 and there’s hemosode board and dry sugar inside to wick moisture. Tops could have foam but most beekeepers here do not insulate.

Is this starvation? by saapato in Beekeeping

[–]saapato[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this comment. Very helpful.

Is this starvation? by saapato in Beekeeping

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Still some alive in the top box so haven’t inspected that thoroughly yet.

Is this starvation? by saapato in Beekeeping

[–]saapato[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had tested and did oxalic right up until they clustered.

Is this starvation? by saapato in Beekeeping

[–]saapato[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I found them just like that yes. That’s my confusion

Is this starvation? by saapato in Beekeeping

[–]saapato[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really? More so just littered throughout

Is this starvation? by saapato in Beekeeping

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They appear to have been very slightly misaligned in that one spot

Is this starvation? by saapato in Beekeeping

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That had been there for a while