Garden Plans

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 2008

As of April 21st:

As of May 4th:

As of May 18th:

As of June 1st:

As of June 15th:

As of July 6th:

Tree Map

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.