[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[Dick]

Yvonne, I think that could vary a little from one part of the Valley or your 
yard to another. Look around your neighborhood to see what your neighbors 
have going for them. With your bare root plants, I don't believe you should 
expect fruit the first year anyway. Some homegrowers will clip-off first 
year buds to direct that energy into developing a strong root system before 
burdening with fruit a juvenile struggling to mature and adapt to a new, 
hostile environment.

These are just my logic, or rationale, that I can't back up with facts or 
personal experience.

Dick Gross, Master Gardener Volunteer
Maricopa County Cooperative Extension


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <yvonne.hudson at ellisonmedia.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:34 AM
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page


> Yvonne Hudson
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> yvonne.hudson at ellisonmedia.com
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> How many average chill hours do we get in Arizona in the months of January 
> and February?  We just planted our bare root fruit trees.
> Thank you.
> Yvonne Hudson
>
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