Growing Apple Trees in Pots in Arizona | First Apple Harvest
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2020
- Today we're taking our first harvest from our potted Golden Dorsette Apple Tree.
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Great idea. Every apple tree I've planted was fried by the heat and sun. Can't wait to try this.
Hopefully this will help you get a few apples each year, but if you have the space they do much better in the ground. We've had very good success with apple trees in the ground out here in Wittmann, so maybe we can figure out how to get one in the ground for you. The key is variety/root stock to suit the environment, plenty of water (similar to what we do here) and wood chip mulch to help regulate soil moisture. We have lots of content that covers how we plant, water and fertilize our fruit trees that may give you some ideas. We also have a dedicated playlist here on CZcams that discusses how we grow our apples.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarmif the temperature of my area does not go below 10°C ...is it possible to grow anna or dorset golden??
@@tggardeners404 technically they need a couple hundred hours below 7C to set fruit, but I've seen a few examples where they have produced with far fewer.
You cutting apple reminded me. Today I was cutting up some bug eaten strawberries in my hand for my Iguana thinking "this knife is dull" , looked down and realized I had the knife backwards. Good thing it was dull.
Been there myself on several occasions!
Awesome experiment !!! I have been thinking about doing the same with and an apricot !! You may have just gave me courage to do so.
I say go for it! The only thing we're not sure about yet is the issue with the stunted roots and the long term effect on the tree. We don't have the time to prune the roots, so if you give it a shot you'll need to let us know how it goes for you as well.
Edge of Nowhere Farm Will Do Man!
I have an Anna apple that I bought last year in a grow bag. I harvested almost 6#s of apples and made apple butter. Yummy.
Vicky, that is AMAZING! Really happy to hear you're having success with your Anna and just a little jealous of that apple butter ;)
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Well. Have to say I am super jealous of your new farm. ;)
What size grow bag?
@@DaBuDaSak I use 35 Root Pouch Boxer line grow bags.
You really should take breaks to avoid over-exertion when harvesting all those apples in the summer heat.
Congrats on the first apple harvest on the new farm.
Hey Allan, yeah that was quite the harvest! Not quite the same as last year's harvest, but who's keeping track?
I have not had any Golden dorsette apple before but man granny smith is my best snack or even some times lunch during work depending on how big is the apple. lol
You'll like this variety if you're a fan of Granny Smiths. It's a tasty apple and does really well for us here.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm ill definitely give it a shot .
As always enjoyed your video. You inspire me to get going with my back yard garden :). Would you mind telling how big these pots are? I have a blueberry and a blackberry to try my luck with. And still trying to figure out the right size for them so I wouldn’t have to switch pots for bigger ones every year. Thank you!
Hey Natalia, glad to hear you're getting inspired to get that garden in! This pot is from Lowe's and is their 27" Wide 20" high concrete planter. We have found it's a very good size and the only type that holds up well in our weather, particularly if you're planting trees in them. For berries it should be just fine, just be sure to use a good potting soil that holds moisture as they do heat up very quickly during the summer. We water our trees in pots every day during the summer months.
Hope you will plant another Golden Dorsette apple in the ground to compare with this one. It sounds crisp when you cut and chew it.
We will definitely have a few Dorsette apple trees in the ground once Reid is able to grow a few out for us. Fingers crossed we'll be planting them along with a few other varieties this fall!
I’ve got two 1.5 yr old golden Dorset and I was shocked how many apples I got! Thought I would just let the birds get them, in hopes they would leave my peaches alone, oh well 🤨. Anyway, u mentioned making juice or cider out of them. Do u have a good recipe for cider? I couldn’t get my family to eat my harvest. They claimed they were too tart but cider I think they would drink 😀. Love you videos. Always look forward to seeing them.
Hey Teri! We turned about 100lbs of apples into apple cider wine, so it would be a bit different if you're making simple apple cider. For the wine it was just apples and sugar, but cider typically includes additional spice. We haven't made one before, so I wouldn't be sure what else you might need. Congratulations on your harvest though!
We just harvested our apple trees and from a bowl of apples, I made cinnamon applesauce! Wouldn't mind having a few in pots, thanks for the info! Did i miss where you bought the cement pot?
Hey Melissa! Mmm, cinnamon apple sauce sounds AMAZING! We bought this pot at Lowes. I'm not sure whether or not they still have them, but they had a couple of different options when we were looking for one a couple years back.
awesome videos, very informative, i had 2 question on the organza bags, what size and color should i get for pomegranetes? do certain colors attract bad insects? what is best fertlizer thats organic for citrus trees? ty so much , keep up with the great videos they are inspiring many people to plant and grow
Glad to hear you're enjoying the content. I'll link a bag here that would be good for your Pomegranates. We do try to avoid red whenever possible as it seems to be more of an attractant to birds in our experience;
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For organic fertilizer we prefer the BioFlora Dry Crumbles. We use chicken manure from our chickens and that's what this one is based on. You can usually find this at SummerWinds Nursery here in the Phoenix area. Hope this helps!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm ty so much for this information thank you for taking the time your awesome ty for the link too!
@@jesurunsounds Sure thing. Good luck with your trees!
Where do you purchase your pots from?
Hey KC. We buy these concrete pots from Lowes. I imagine you can find them elsewhere, but their pricing is pretty good considering the size and material.
Sir, My name is Ani gopinath I am from India,I have recently planted some low chilling Apple variety,in ourregion we have no chilling hour's due to this leaf will not fall in winter season.Sir,is there any spray available for leaf falling or we have to manually remove the leafs for flowering, kindly advise
Hi Ani. That's a great question and while we do have chill hours here in Arizona, most years the tree does not lose all of it's leaves. In these instances we manually remove the leaves during the winter to help encourage fruit production in the spring. I'm not aware of anything you can put on the tree to force it to drop it's leaves.
Hi Ani.
Some growers in warm climates spray zinc sulphate or copper sulphate to cause fruit trees to lose their leaves and force dormancy.
If you have your soil tested and are deficient in one of those nutrients, choose that one.
Manual removal works too of course.
Hi, does this sort of forced dormancy work for most fruit?
I’d like to acquire some stone fruit and while we have “low chill hour” varieties where I live, “low” is probably 10x the chill hours I actually get.
This type of Apple can we grow in Oman as you know temperature in the summer around 50C.
Hello Saif. We have a very similar climate here and have reached 50c (and a bit higher) on a few occasions. The high temperature would be ok, but you also need some nights below 45f (7c) during the winter so the tree loses it's leaves and will set fruit for you.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm In the winter, the temperature is 15 ° C, the lowest ... Can you refer to me a company that sends apple seedlings to the Sultanate of Oman
@@saif_alnabhani hmm, that may be a bit too warm for apples, but it might work. I don't know of a US company that exports apple seedlings. We have had customers and viewers who have friends of family in the states send them things like this, but I don't know whether or not that would be allowed in your country.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Here in India we have 9 to 8 C in winter nights for around 30 to 40 days. Would it do?
@@utkarshmishra6485 that's pretty close and if you have a cooler spot in the yard or landscape that may be enough. There was a test done in California where the low temperatures were close to that and no lower. They had good success with apples which is making some of us question how much cold is really needed. It would be worth trying a few trees in my opinion.
Any updates?
Great question and we need to give an update on this, but it's still hanging in there. Right now it's flowering and should set some fruit again. We had planned to do some root pruning which it needs badly, but didn't get a chance while it was dormant this Winter.
Sounds great can't wait! What size pot is it again?
@@DaBuDaSak this one is a 27" concrete pot that we purchased from Lowes.
What's your growing zone?
Hey Paola. We're technically in zone 9b, however we have had a few nights that hit 20 degrees, so we're very close to 9a territory in some winters.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I'm in zone 10b in south Florida. We do some years when the temperatures drop to the high 30s but mostly in the 40s. I did see Tom Spellman video on growing apples in Irvine, CA which is also zone 10 but I can't find any information on growing apples in south Florida 😕
@@mioasisfrutal2634 ah yes, I've seen that same test they did several years ago in Irvine. I would say it's worth trying some of the low chill, summer ripening apple trees there. The Anna and Golden Dorsette are very consistent producers for us here, even after the winters we have with almost no chill hours.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I guess I have to give it a try. Seems no one else is.
@@mioasisfrutal2634 I'd like to hear how you do. We have a viewer down in Jamaica that just planted a Golden Dorsette about a month ago and it is growing like crazy. The test of course is fruit, but the tree is thriving. 🤞