30 more apple trees getting planted today
Heading out here today to plant 30 more apple trees in our Lisnabreeny community orchard. Also going to take as many willow cuttings as possible from existing willow trees around our orchard and stick them into the wet areas of the field to try and dry it up over the years ahead. Willow thrives in wet areas and is perfect for sucking water out of fields. The bottom of our orchard is always saturated so some willow will be perfect for here. We are also lucky to have so many other willow trees around for cutting material Willow cuttings are so easy to do, just cut any sized branch off a willow tree and poke into the ground and this will grow into another willow tree with about 99% success rate. First time I seen this happen I was amazed! Its amazing how trees in general suck water from the ground keeping it firm. I notice it all the time when out walking after heavy rainfall. If your walking in a field its like a swamp, then you walk near some decent sized trees th...