Our Own Orchard

We have been really busy this spring working on the yard. We have a lot of plans that we are excited about, and hopefully we can have it the way we want it soon. Back in the beginning of March, we bought 1 Fuji apple tree, 1 Braeburn apple tree, 1 pear tree, 2 peach trees, and 2 dwarf peach trees for our front year. The dwarf peach trees should only be about 5 feet tall, and 5 feet wide. The man at the nursery asked me if we were starting out own orchard. Hmm, I wonder if we got in over our heads with fruit trees??? I hope not. We are excited about them. I don't think we will get much for a few years. That should be long enough to really learn how to bottle the fruit! :)

I felt so bad. The day that I picked up the trees, was freezing cold and started to snow. We bought some bare-root trees, so they had to be planted that day. Kent was a trooper, and got them all planted. I was warm inside, thinking that I was so grateful that Kent was willing to do this job, because I would have been a big baby complaining about freezing to death. I was happy be inside and to have a warm meal ready for him at lunch time. When he finally came in, he was soaked to the bone, and cold, but never complained. I can't even imagine!! He is so good to me!

   

 This is the tallest of our trees. It is our Braeburn. It will be fun to watch them grow.