It's an experiment ... I want to see if I can grow apples in my backyard in Maroubra, I have done a bit of research and know that apples need cold temperatures in Winter to help them develop fruit. The local garden centre was selling them so I guessed it might work. When I got home I read the label properly and realised that I need a cross-pollinator. Its taken me a few months to stumble on some more apple trees for sale in the local area, but eventually I saw them at another garden centre. Here's my thinking. If two different garden centres are selling apples in this area, surely they have to be viable. So I have Red Delicious and a Jonathan.
I am also trying my first espalier. Our back yard is really small and espaliers don't take up much room so I should be able to net it easily if I need to stop the birds getting at it. I like to cram as much in as possible, so I have underplanted with strawberries, which I can move out as the apple trees become more established. There is also a dogs-bane in the left corner to hopefully deter my inquisitive dogs...oh and some extra dog defence to stop them walking all over the plants.
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