Comments on: Growing a Potted Apple Tree http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html Naturally inspired living for the Christian homemaker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:54:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gailhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html/comment-page-1#comment-65245 Gail Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:42:19 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html#comment-65245 Was looking for a website to show my husband that fruit trees in fact can be grown in a container. Came across your blog and we seem to be like minded, at lest that we have one apple tree in container and that we are sisters in Christ. Will look around more on your blog, Much success in your harvest. Was looking for a website to show my husband that fruit trees in fact can be grown in a container. Came across your blog and we seem to be like minded, at lest that we have one apple tree in container and that we are sisters in Christ. Will look around more on your blog, Much success in your harvest.

]]> By: Courtneyhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html/comment-page-1#comment-52698 Courtney Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:10:35 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html#comment-52698 I have had this post of yours bookmarked since you first published it last year, and as I was sitting here thinking about the spring and gardening, I remembered this. How is your apple tree doing? I would love to hear how it did this past year, what you do with it in the winter when it freezes, etc. Love your blog!! I have had this post of yours bookmarked since you first published it last year, and as I was sitting here thinking about the spring and gardening, I remembered this. How is your apple tree doing? I would love to hear how it did this past year, what you do with it in the winter when it freezes, etc.

Love your blog!!

]]> By: Edhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html/comment-page-1#comment-47578 Ed Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:10:48 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html#comment-47578 My mackintosh apple trees are 6" to 8" tall and are in pots, looking very healthy My Question is they are flowering, 1. Do I cut the flowers off? 2. I would like to keep them in the house for the winter and plant them is the spring, What is the best way to do that? Leave the in the sun lite? or not? My mackintosh apple trees are 6" to 8" tall and are in pots, looking very healthy
My Question is they are flowering, 1. Do I cut the flowers off?
2. I would like to keep them in the house for the winter and plant them is the spring, What is the best way to do that? Leave the in the sun lite? or not?

]]> By: Mabhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html/comment-page-1#comment-19965 Mab Sun, 31 May 2009 05:58:44 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html#comment-19965 I grew up in Southern California and I loved the fresh lemon, limes, oranges and avocados of my youth but the weather up here in the NW [Portland, Oregon to be extact] doesn't have the trees I mentioned do well here so I have been thinking of getting a couple of potted fruit minatures that can live in my garage or green house if I ever make a small one [I am trying to decide between a chicken coop or a small green house since I only have X amount of space]. I know for sure I want two lemons so I'll start next year with those. This year I got a drafted apple tree- 6 different apples and it goes outwards on two sides and loves hanging out on my fence so I only needed one tree instead of two to pollinate each other. But after reading your post on the cox orange apple- I think *ahem* will have room for one potted cox orange apple tree next year. Thanks for the post and inspiration! I grew up in Southern California and I loved the fresh lemon, limes, oranges and avocados of my youth but the weather up here in the NW [Portland, Oregon to be extact] doesn't have the trees I mentioned do well here so I have been thinking of getting a couple of potted fruit minatures that can live in my garage or green house if I ever make a small one [I am trying to decide between a chicken coop or a small green house since I only have X amount of space]. I know for sure I want two lemons so I'll start next year with those. This year I got a drafted apple tree- 6 different apples and it goes outwards on two sides and loves hanging out on my fence so I only needed one tree instead of two to pollinate each other. But after reading your post on the cox orange apple- I think *ahem* will have room for one potted cox orange apple tree next year. Thanks for the post and inspiration!

]]> By: Hesterhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html/comment-page-1#comment-19964 Hester Sat, 30 May 2009 19:39:06 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html#comment-19964 We've just discovered Arts Nursery this past week and we LOVE it! Hes We've just discovered Arts Nursery this past week and we LOVE it!
Hes

]]> By: Nolahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html/comment-page-1#comment-19963 Nola Fri, 29 May 2009 23:43:57 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html#comment-19963 It is a neat idea! We own a house, and we have 3 apple trees in the backyard...but so far (only one summer yet, this will be our second) we haven't had any success with them at all. We didn't plant them, they were already here... and all I know is that they are dwarfs, and that they had some fruit on them when we moved in that fall, that was perfectly formed etc. last summer we had about 1.5 bushels off the only tree that flowered and set fruit, but it was ALL WORMS. Like no apple to cut out...all worms. I have to learn more about it, but I have no idea what to do...however I know other people around here who grow apple trees without ever doing anything and they don't have this issue. I thought it would be easier than it was, and the tree is in flower again so we shall see, I don't have time to figure it out yet. It is a neat idea! We own a house, and we have 3 apple trees in the backyard...but so far (only one summer yet, this will be our second) we haven't had any success with them at all. We didn't plant them, they were already here... and all I know is that they are dwarfs, and that they had some fruit on them when we moved in that fall, that was perfectly formed etc. last summer we had about 1.5 bushels off the only tree that flowered and set fruit, but it was ALL WORMS. Like no apple to cut out...all worms. I have to learn more about it, but I have no idea what to do...however I know other people around here who grow apple trees without ever doing anything and they don't have this issue. I thought it would be easier than it was, and the tree is in flower again so we shall see, I don't have time to figure it out yet.

]]> By: juliecachehttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html/comment-page-1#comment-19962 juliecache Fri, 29 May 2009 22:05:57 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html#comment-19962 We love Cox's orange pippin, too! We love Cox's orange pippin, too!

]]> By: Joellehttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html/comment-page-1#comment-19961 Joelle Fri, 29 May 2009 21:31:32 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html#comment-19961 Wow. What a cool idea. I never thought of doing that! Wow. What a cool idea. I never thought of doing that!

]]> By: Mary Ellen (Carolina Momma)http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html/comment-page-1#comment-19960 Mary Ellen (Carolina Momma) Fri, 29 May 2009 18:41:12 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html#comment-19960 I had never thought about growing fruit trees in containers! I'll have to keep this in mind for next year. Thanks for the links. I had never thought about growing fruit trees in containers! I'll have to keep this in mind for next year. Thanks for the links.

]]> By: Jessicahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html/comment-page-1#comment-19959 Jessica Fri, 29 May 2009 14:46:24 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/growing-a-container-apple-tree.html#comment-19959 Cox's Orange are the best apples. So much flavor! They are THE baking apple in the UK, or so I am told. It is too bad that the stores only sell "shiny" apples, not to mention the same boring varieties. Cox's Orange are the best apples. So much flavor! They are THE baking apple in the UK, or so I am told. It is too bad that the stores only sell "shiny" apples, not to mention the same boring varieties.

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