50+ Apple Seedlings Blooming!, Fruit Tree Under-stories, Tree Collards & Homestead Projects

Homestead Walkaround, Many new apple seedlings blooming, fruit tree under-story experiments, Tree Collard update, Yerba Mansa, Olive Trees, Nectarine Update, Pear Training update, Diagonal Cordon trees, and more.

Gophinator Gopher Traps: http://www.thegophinator.com/onlinest.... The gopher trap is often too large for young gophers, so it may be best to have a pair of the Mole traps as well, for smaller gopher tunnels. They should be bought in pairs and I just tie them together with a cord.

Black Hole Gopher Traps: https://amzn.to/2VG0eBf. I've done very well with these, and they used to be my go to. Still useful for single tunnel sets.

Haws Professional Watering Can: https://amzn.to/2VHwq7a Video Review of Watering Cans:    • A Tale of Three Watering Cans, From L...  

Pear Tree Training Video:    • Before You Cut Back Your New Fruit Tr...  
Fruit Tree Understories Blog Post: http://skillcult.com/blog/2010/07/16/...
Interstem Tree Grafting Videos:    • Grafting Dwarf Interstem Apple Trees ...  
Grafting Series, 10 videos:    • GRAFTING LESSON #1, The Possbilities,...  
Apple Breeding Project Playlist!:    • Flower to Fruit, Amateur Apple Breedi...  
Catch Pit, Charcoal pit, permanent soil improvement:    • Permanent Soil Improvement With Bioch...  

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Standard gear I recommend. I either use or have used all of it.

Council Tool Boys Axe: https://amzn.to/3z0muqI
Bahco Farmer's File: https://amzn.to/3Hbdhij
King two sided sharpening stone: https://amzn.to/32EX1XC
Silky f180 saw: https://amzn.to/3yZzM71
ARS 10 foot long reach pruner: https://amzn.to/3esETmM
Victorinox grafting/floral knife: https://amzn.to/3Jki1E9
Wiebe 12” fleshing tool: https://amzn.to/3sB0qSl
Atlas Elbow Gloves: https://amzn.to/3FwB5g6

BOOKS:
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