It's Time!! What you gonna put in the dirt this year?? A growers guide..

[JoB]

not sure if they will work in your climate and soil (but if peaches work, you can try), but if you haven't planted any apricots, you are missing out. No shorty varietals as far as I can tell though, and they bloom early, so a fair amount of loss from late frosts. Of all the stone fruits, my favorite by far.

Only adding a few trees - pomagranites x 3, white peaches x 2 and an Arizona Sycamore for shade.
- Garro.

[rowdyhillrambler]

Pluots?? I have a couple of these trees, a beautiful little fruit. Hybrid cross of plum/apricot, it blooms a little later, but only by a couple of weeks.

[steve garro]

not sure if they will work in your climate and soil (but if peaches work, you can try), but if you haven't planted any apricots, you are missing out. No shorty varietals as far as I can tell though, and they bloom early, so a fair amount of loss from late frosts. Of all the stone fruits, my favorite by far.

I don't know why, but locals have limited success with 'cots - don't know why, as the
peaches rock - we grew 'cots in Tuba City when I was a kid, but that's over 2000ft higher then the Verde Valley......
- Garro.

[znfdl]

Only adding a few trees - pomagranites x 3, white peaches x 2 and an Arizona Sycamore for shade.
- Garro.

Steve, where are you planting the sycamore and how tall will it be in 10 years?

[maunahaole]

Sycamores grow pretty quickly.

[steve garro]

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Steve, where are you planting the sycamore and how tall will it be in 10 years?

Planting it on the SE side to shade the backyard, a good ways from the fence, or anything else, plenty of room away from the fence.
They get big........check these babies out down by Beaver Creek - I bet they are OLD.
Won't affect any of our views or sun.
Will help keep down weeds in the center of out yard, and block out the house to the S.
- Garro.

[Too Tall]

WOT - Someone tells me you can tap Sycamore tree's similar to maple?

This is the end. Finally a hard frost ended my peppers. It was a bountiful year. I think I'd die if I could not plant, grow and harvest something. A little dramatic I guess ;)