tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post7691551222843291663..comments2024-03-28T15:16:22.951-04:00Comments on Too Many Tomatoes : Autumn PutteringSmartAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-43928163429686286972010-10-25T22:35:55.557-04:002010-10-25T22:35:55.557-04:00We bought the biggest one we could find (dumb) and...We bought the biggest one we could find (dumb) and we didn't think about the foliage issue (dumber)until the first two foot lake effect snowmonster blew in off Lake Huron. <br /><br />Our winter minima really didn't permit many fruit trees; even the hardier apples were chancey once one got away from the lakes. I remember quite clearly the tag said 5 on it. Since we lived in zone 4a, this ought to have been my biggest clue ! <br /><br />I will say that if you can keep them watered, mulberries grow quite nicely here in southern middle TN !Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092424684260339977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-88062168908178239742010-10-25T20:52:10.456-04:002010-10-25T20:52:10.456-04:00I planted these mulberries 7 years ago. The first...I planted these mulberries 7 years ago. The first 5 years went smoothly, but perhaps being small and inside the tree tubes is the key to that. They are now at least 15 feet tall, and the spring buds have been frozen to smithereens the last two years. This year I did see some berries though.SmartAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-4044608138408896442010-10-25T08:40:27.899-04:002010-10-25T08:40:27.899-04:00We tried a Mulberry in ON. It lasted half of one w...We tried a Mulberry in ON. It lasted half of one winter. Like yours, it got creamed by an early snow, but with some human intervention, it recovered nicely. What did it in was that we lost most of our snow and some of our frost in late January and Mr. Mulberry thought it was spring time so he broke dormancy. Then we had a spell of -35 degree mornings. The end.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092424684260339977noreply@blogger.com