Yikes

Apple trees require attention each year to maintain the best fruit production. Yearly pruning and fertilizing help the tree focus its nutrient supply on producing a manageable number of flavorful fruits without blemishes. Apple trees use most nutrients moderately, but they’re heavy users of potassium and calcium. …
— Read on homeguides.sfgate.com/kind-fertilizer-use-apple-trees-49268.html

sulphate of potash
— Read on www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile

Soil test

Fertilizer- for fruiting and fruit production

Replace and regrade lawn

Lighting?

Veg garden soaker hoses

Prune cedars – shorten six feet and square up

Sycamore prune?

Prune Cornus Venus Winter prune akane apple

Pots on new patio

Trellis for pear tree

-20 or so. A real cold snap. First snow. Seeds catalogs have arrived.

We are a nursery devoted to the restoration of Ontario’s native plants and their habitats. Specializing in seed grown native perennial wildflowers, ornamental grasses, shrubs, vines and trees. Public and wholesale sales.
— Read on www.nativeplants.ca/020~Plants_and_Prices/

You can grow Luffa sponges right in your own backyard! Luffa vines are finicky but with these few growing tips by the end of the summer you’ll have loofahs.
— Read on www.theartofdoingstuff.com/growing-luffa-sponges/

Ken had his team over for drinks in the garden and it was most excellent. Needless to say the garden was ready. A slow day and a great way to enjoy the first radishes.

Will be checking and tasting haskaps tomorrow. Peonies almost over. Cornus Venus only put out about 20 percent this year. Some apples to wrap tomorrow. Otherwise all looking good, less the pear rust. Back in full force.

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Did it all. Unbelievable. Ken to the rescue