tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4316967310078719974..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Chop, Sprout, Strangle, and Cut.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63565367257788082242014-03-03T04:30:04.399+00:002014-03-03T04:30:04.399+00:00I doubt it, but with ancient varieties you can pla...I doubt it, but with ancient varieties you can plant cuttings. Take a length of new growth, cut the top half off, and plant the lower half. They should grow. I've tried this myself, after hearing about the method on the radio, and it worked!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47679585191464685282014-03-03T00:37:43.557+00:002014-03-03T00:37:43.557+00:00That's great! Good question about farms stayin...That's great! Good question about farms staying in the family. We bought our farm from a family that had owned it since it began 150-odd years ago. But none of the children wanted it, and the owners wanted to downsize, so here we are!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6205616521532921062014-03-02T19:55:28.946+00:002014-03-02T19:55:28.946+00:00wow that is really clever. do you know if this wor...wow that is really clever. do you know if this works with apple trees?Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55675384978750345062014-03-02T17:44:56.308+00:002014-03-02T17:44:56.308+00:00Very clever and an excellent way to perpetuate tre...Very clever and an excellent way to perpetuate trees. Hopefully someone's grandchildren will stick around to appreciate. My going on 3 year old granddaughter asked her parents for a "farm" for Christmas, so I have hope. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67146877846777776282014-03-02T13:34:01.196+00:002014-03-02T13:34:01.196+00:00When I sold my parents beautiful house in Shropshi...When I sold my parents beautiful house in Shropshire, the first thing the new owner did was to bulldoze the ancient 44 tree orchard. Grrrrrrrrr.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35060750736915990942014-03-02T10:26:51.251+00:002014-03-02T10:26:51.251+00:00Ah, that is the question Cro. Will our grandchil...Ah, that is the question Cro. Will our grandchildren appreciate things like this? Not sure we should even expect them to - each generation is different, but at least you are doing it for posterity - someone (hopefully) will appreciate the trouble you have gone to - and you will have had the pleasure and pride in seeing it happen.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30385231027927181212014-03-02T10:01:46.093+00:002014-03-02T10:01:46.093+00:00Great "tutorial". Growing and planting f...Great "tutorial". Growing and planting for the future is SO necessary, but many people are planting in a more altruistic way, as their children leave farming.Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10353362584519168352014-03-02T09:25:33.681+00:002014-03-02T09:25:33.681+00:00I think this only works with trees that re-sprout ...I think this only works with trees that re-sprout from the base when chopped down. If that IS the case, then it should work. Good luck.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82957434828289841612014-03-02T08:42:58.920+00:002014-03-02T08:42:58.920+00:00I'm going to chop a tree down and try it...
I...I'm going to chop a tree down and try it...<br /><br />It would be nice to think one's descendants will enjoy the fruits of our labour but it is still satisfying to know we have enriched our environment for the benefit of all.<br /><br />I now have 22 saplings on the go in pots, mango, avocado, sweet fig, flame tree, banana (is that a tree?) and what is locally called Monkey Banana Tree (nothing like a banana, more like thornless Acacia). They'll take their time but it is still better than watching paint dry.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31123590343189058102014-03-02T07:53:21.090+00:002014-03-02T07:53:21.090+00:00That's what I thought!That's what I thought!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58745868239428693372014-03-02T07:51:56.959+00:002014-03-02T07:51:56.959+00:00I wonder who worked this out.
It is a brilliant s...I wonder who worked this out. <br />It is a brilliant system.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86436384238243463152014-03-02T04:41:41.711+00:002014-03-02T04:41:41.711+00:00I love the directness and simplicity of this tree ...I love the directness and simplicity of this tree tutorial! And we do what we can; the future is out of our hands.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.com