This page will serve as an archive of our garden plots and plans from year to year, as well as a map of the fruit trees we’ve planted.
Garden
Spring Plan 2009

Spring Plan 2008
Fall Plan 2008
As of June 1st:
As of June 15th:
As of July 6th:
As of July 27th:
As of August 9th:
As of September 1st:
As of September 8th:
1. Ashmead’s Kernel
England 1700; medium-sized russet; good for eating, baking, and cider. Mid bloom, late apples. Planted 2007.
2. Cox’s Orange Pippin
England 1830; medium fruit; red and yellow striped; good for cooking, eating, cider, and baking; good dessert apple. Mid-bloom, mid season apples. Planted 2006.
3. Enterprise
Large fruit; red glossy skin; good for fresh eating and cooking; scab resistant. Mid to late bloom; late apples. Planted 2006.
4. White Pearmain
England 1200; medium-sized fruit; pale green with red blush; good for cooking, eating, cider and baking; good dessert apple. Mid bloom, very late apples. Planted 2007.
5. Alexander
Russia before 1817; very large red fruit; ripens continuously over four-week period. Good for applesauce and for eating. Mid bloom, mid-season fruit. Planted 2008.
6. Spitzenburg
New York prior to 1800; medium-to-large fruit; red over yellow with russet dots; light producer; good for cooking, eating, and baking. Mid bloom, late apples. Planted 2007.
7. Granny Smith
Mid bloom, very late apples. Planted 2006.
8. Calville Blanc d’Hiver
France or Germany 1598; large fruit; yellow with red blush; “higher in vitamin C than an orange”; good for cooking, eating, cider, and baking, especially tarts. Mid bloom, very late apples. Planted in 2007.
9. Northern Spy
New York 1880; large fruit; red and yellow; “vigorous” tree; good for cooking, eating, cider, or baking, especially pies. Late bloom, late apples. Planted 2006.
10. Rome Beauty
Ohio 1848; medium to very large fruit; solid red skin; scab resistant; good for eating, cider, and baking; good keeper. Late bloom, very late apples. Planted 2007.
11. Reliance (peach)
New Hampshire Agricultural Station 1964; medium fruit; yellow with red blush; small pit; fast-growing tree; good for canning, freezing; and eating fresh; second to ripen. Planted 2006. (Grew many fruits in 2007 but squirrels ate every last one; note: harvest before ripe.)
12. Peregrine (peach)
England 1906; almost fuzzless skin; white fruit; is the Cox’s Orange Pippin of peaches; first to ripen. Planted 2008.
13. Rio Oso Gem (peach)
Large fruit; good for fresh eating, pies, and freezing; last to ripen. Planted 2008.
Trees purchased from Trees of Antiquity (except for Enterprise, Granny Smith and Reliance); information from Trees of Antiquity catalog.































1 Comment
June 30, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Stumbled across the house I’m helping to restore on Pennington-Rocky Hill Road in Hopewell Township and enjoyed your photos of it. Wyeth-esque setting, isn’t it?
Your Chinese Chippendale garden in suburbia is very handsome as well. We moved our house just up from the old farmhouse and hope to get planting in the coming years.