The UK Growers Thread!

Star Dog said:
They're getting near the end of week 3
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Exo
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Blueberry twist
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Fruity pebbles (smells great for age)
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I expected the two weeks vegging to have more of a impact tbh I feel there's something missing compared to other crops they've never really come on form and they should be now but they're not?

The apple tree is looking nice.
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It needs a Victoria plum grafted to it :bigjoint:

Have a great weekend folk's
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How long did it take for your tree to start producing apples @Star Dog please.
 
conor c said:
Alot of nursery's use em there handy

Getting there bud so is she a hungry beast under those LEDs mate ?
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Cheers bud , yeah man been running higher temps and humidity, I usually get away with water only till wk 6 but these drink and eat like fook 12ltrs of aqua each daily and had to top dress twice already
 
Well I got 48z off my 15 in auto pots !! Should I be getting more with 1600w hps in there amd that small led, camera is shite on my 24ultra compare to my s10+ unless i don't no how to use it yet,, shit for taking bud shots
 

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TheWholeTruth said:
Ah, ok. I done one from seed, but its only about three years old yet. Its got to about 7ft now, probably would be alot taller but ive tried to keep it shorter by cliping it. Still producing no fruit yet. Hopefully next year or the year after.
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I think typically apple trees are grafted to different root stock to control height plus benefits of more resilient to drought/excess I'm sure my one is hawthorn root?

Useless info...
I watched a thing on TV a while back "East Malling Farm Kent" root stock is responsible for 85% of the world's commercial apple crops they're world leaders at their root stock thing.

According to the expert at the farm its the root stock that's responsible for the yeild, flavour and the amount of leafs produced by the tree, I've watched twice to be dure I'm not mistaken in what the expert said while pointing to the bottom of the graft?
 
Star Dog said:
I think typically apple trees are grafted to different root stock to control height plus benefits of more resilient to drought/excess I'm sure my one is hawthorn root?

Useless info...
I watched a thing on TV a while back "East Malling Farm Kent" root stock is responsible for 85% of the world's commercial apple crops they're world leaders at their root stock thing.

According to the expert at the farm its the root stock that's responsible for the yeild, flavour and the amount of leafs produced by the tree, I've watched twice to be dure I'm not mistaken in what the expert said while pointing to the bottom of the graft?
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Grafting onto Hawthorn - Crataegus (propagation forum at permies)

]Grafting onto Hawthorn - Crataegus . Where to get scion wood?
permies.com permies.com

Here's my graft. I didn't know it was from a tip bearing tree cut.
My tree is spur bearing.
The graft produces red apples and the flesh is pinky/red.
I kept the tree short ~ 5ft.
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I've a dwarf tree out the back but it only produces a few apples bi annually. Grenadier cookers and can't remember the other one is but it's an eater.

Apple is trying to trademark images of apples – the fruit, not the computers.

Apple, the computer company has been trying to trademark the apple in Switzerland since 2017 and has launched similar applications in several other countries, per Wired UK. It submitted an application to the Swiss Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) for the IP rights to a black-and-white depiction of a Granny Smith apple. In 2022, the IPI partially awarded Apple's request, citing that generic imagery of common items are considered to be in the public domain.
 
Star Dog said:
I think typically apple trees are grafted to different root stock to control height plus benefits of more resilient to drought/excess I'm sure my one is hawthorn root?

Useless info...
I watched a thing on TV a while back "East Malling Farm Kent" root stock is responsible for 85% of the world's commercial apple crops they're world leaders at their root stock thing.

According to the expert at the farm its the root stock that's responsible for the yeild, flavour and the amount of leafs produced by the tree, I've watched twice to be dure I'm not mistaken in what the expert said while pointing to the bottom of the graft?
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I think it's mostly because the root stock of the most popular varieties of apples are susceptible to disease and pests but if you find a good old tree near you no reason just taking cuttings won't do if you wanna skip the whole grafting bit I think it's the most common ones the grafting is the better option with I been meaning to get myself a few cuts not so far from me there used to be a monastery the building isn't there but some trees from there orchards still exist that has to be some hardy stuff whatever variety it is to last all those centuries till now
 
conor c said:
I think it's mostly because the root stock of the most popular varieties of apples are susceptible to disease and pests but if you find a good old tree near you no reason just taking cuttings won't do if you wanna skip the whole grafting bit I think it's the most common ones the grafting is the better option with I been meaning to get myself a few cuts not so far from me there used to be a monastery the building isn't there but some trees from there orchards still exist that has to be some hardy stuff whatever variety it is to last all those centuries till now
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i thaught that root stock was from fast growing or dwarf root stock. but disease resistance must come in to it someware
 
anyone found that saving the buds for a reveg is pointless ? Got two here and I saved buds on both the plants and I've gotten shoots out of the very bottom leafy stuff before Andy dodgy leaves from the buds
 

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