Being so meticulous about planting and giving a great deal thought and planning into each step is why you have such a high success rate.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

As usual, you are so encouraging to us Richard. Thank you for the kind words of encouragement and support!

You guys are so much fun. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one. We get a great amount of joy sharing all of this with everyone, so hearing this is why we do it!

Excellent video. My Pakistan mulberry and Fig tree are just starting to break dormancy

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Abid! Great to hear those are breaking dormancy for you. We saw a few buds starting to break on our Pakistanis as well, so I think we're very close to full bud break everywhere. Here's to some amazing fruit this Spring/Summer!!!

Amazing episodes! I binge on all my channels so I don’t miss a thing. #Thankyouboth

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

This brings a smile of joy to my face Bakka. I'm so glad you're enjoying this journey with us!

Sugar can jujube is my favorite 😋. My ant in California has a big sugar can jujube produces a ton of fruit every year. Young tree may need protection in first or second summer from the west sun during summer time I think

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that sounds amazing. How can you go wrong with a Jujube named Sugar Cane??

@wildcat4478

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm *aunt, sugar cane jujube 😁

I am Habib from Kashmir (Pakistan)

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hello in Pakistan Habib! I imagine your weather is very similar to ours here in Arizona. We visited the Middle East several years ago and felt right at home!

I got a bare root royal crimson and a minnie royal planted this year. I'm taking a chance because of the low chill offerings so they might do okay in our region of North Florida. I've lowered my expectations, but it sure would be nice if they managed to produce fruit in a few years and the birds let me keep some of it.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Those are solid choices for those of us in low chill areas. The main issue we have had with them here is the root stock, so we're hopeful we can overcome that with this one.

More nuggets! Maybe a rooster can help you grow some of your own? They should do more than be an alarm clock. Glad to see you finally got your cherry tree! Will you take cuttings, in a year or so, and graft them on root stock? Waiting three years is ridiculous.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

More nuggets seems to be the motto around here! I'm hopeful we'll be able to get Reid to graft from the cherry tree and if so, we may try them out on his rootstock. Fingers crossed we can get this one to take and produce some viable bud wood for him!

I would also consider if you can find them adding 'Minnie Royal' and 'Royal Lee' nearby the Royal Crimson to increase yield overall and that way you'll have 3 low chill varieties of cherries instead of just one.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion here James. We had both of those varieties on the old farm, but were not there long enough for them to produce. If we can find the space, we may have to heed that advice!

@annetill12

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Costco had one Royal Minnie and Royal Lee on Friday so I grabbed them; both Dave Wilson. I'm in Tempe so it is quite a bit warmer here. I have tried several cherries before including these varieties that haven't survived. Just too hot here I think. But I did plant a Coral cherry in full shade last year and it survived. I grafted Bing on as a pollinator. I grafted Lapins and Stella onto my Sweet Treat pluerry last year and those survived. I grafted several varieties onto the Coral cherry this year so will see how those do. I will find a shady spot for the two new cherry trees. Hopefully, all these cherry varieties will survive and will handle the sun better as they mature. I am also rooting Adara cuttings to try to use as cherry rootstock (because the Mazzard doesn't seem like it can handle the Tempe environment)

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

@@annetill12 I'm curious to hear how those do for you. My concern is with that Mazzard root stock as well. We had the Royal Minnie and Royal Lee on the old farm and they grew ever so slowly, so fingers crossed.

Where did you get your chicken tractor (rooster). What is the name of the gentleman that has helped you with telling you what kinds of trees (varieties) would do best in Arizona?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Kenn. We built the chicken tractor from a book we purchased. We did an episode on it that I'll link for you here; kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6Bpo66vgLOnlKQ.html RSI Growers is where we get most of our trees from and Reid really knows his stuff. I'll link his website here; rsigrowers.com/

Hello, awesome video. Curious how the cherry tree is doing? Please share an update, considering to get one. I am also in the Phoenix area. Thanks for sharing!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Angelica. We gave an indirect, brief update on the cherry tree in our pistachio planting video last month. Long story short, we have given up on sweet cherries here in AZ. This tree never made it out of dormancy making it the 3rd attempt without success. We were able to get the Royal Lee and Minnie Royal to grow (after losing one), but they just never fruited for us.

Can't wait to see cherries! Would love one myself. Watching!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

We're keeping our fingers crossed June!

A long time ago Steve Solomon released the small book Gardening Without Irrigation, rereleased as Water-Wise Gardening. It might help you with some ideas for row cropping but in dry climates?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion on this. We're working on some of our open areas and trying to design irrigation into them for the Summer, so this is perfect timing!

Hey good to see yall again. I was in the hospital for a bit so missed your improvements. Btw good luck with the cherry. I tried jubilee for a few years and never could get them to go. The best I did was with bing. But they got something from the wild black choke cherry and didn't make it. A buddy might have found a few wild paw paw trees. If so we might move some over here.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey stranger! I was wondering why we hadn't seen comments from you, but I'm praying you are healing well. We're keeping our fingers crossed for this cherry. We haven't tried Bing, but this variety is supposedly ideal for our desert environment. I suppose we'll see. You take care!

Hello dear I want to buy some grape varieties Cutting's

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Habib. We haven't decided whether or not we're going to sell cuttings through the mail. For now we're donating these to a local nursery to propagate for everyone.

Very informative video! I wondering Where you get your jujube trees from?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey there Mohamed. We have purchased all of ours from online nurseries in the Fall, so they come in bare root in the Spring. This one came from Bob Wells Nursery out of Texas. Our other varieties came from Planting Justice.

Great video 👍👍, can you point me in the direction or where I can buy a Royal Crimson

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Sam. I don't have a good option for you here. All of the online nurseries are sold out of these right now and we've been trying for 3 years to get one sent to us. Lori sweet talked her way into this one and the nursery doesn't list it as an option any longer. It's a fairly new variety from Dave Wilson, so hopefully we'll see great availability soon.

maby look into cornelian cherry its actually a dogwood so maybe a little easyer to keep alive in that zone than a sweet cherry?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I haven't heard of that before. Thanks for the suggestion...now off to Google land!

@89pockets

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm there an interesting one imo, im trying to start some from seed this year myself

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

@@89pockets you'll have to let us know how it does!

I was just wondering what kind of pomegranate trees did you plant I planted a couple dwarf wonderful pomegranates. And also what you think of the Arizona cocktail citrus trees from summer winds nursery implanted one about a week or so ago any thoughts, and lastly which is the best peach tree for the desert in AZ I live in desert hills az on one acre thx and btw love your show keep it going.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Gary. We have 3 varieties of pomegranate on this farm - Wonderful, Grenada and Angel Red. All of which we have had before and they perform well. We haven't tried a cocktail tree before, but Summer Winds has been a solid source of trees for us in the past, so I imagine they will do well for you. As for peaches, our favorite is the FlordaPrince. It's a heavy producer of very sweet peaches. If you're going to purchase one, we highly recommend RSI Growers in Glendale. It's the only place we buy stone fruit from.

We live in north Phoenix and have been looking for a jujube tree. Do you know where we can find one? Thank you!! We love all your videos

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jessica. They're pretty hard to come by and I don't know if you'll find one at this point in the season as they're usually bare root. We bought this one from Bob Wells Nursery in Texas, so it's worth checking them out.

Me and my husband love watching Your videos, I do need to get some of that fertilizer 15 15 15 from Fertizona. I just wish you don't use pig fertilize so I can buy stuff from You when you have fruits tree or cutting available. :( :( and how do I get notification when You have anything going on the farm so I can stop by so I can learn more about garden, trees and animals of course .I do live 15-20 minutes away from You. I'm in Surprise .

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Enisa! The good news about that fertilizer is you're not far away from Fertizona if you're in Surprise. They're located at Cotton Lane and Olive. As for farm visits, you'll want to join our customer email list through our website. We announce those primarily through that list. I'll link our website for you here; www.edgeofnowherefarm.com/

Whats the brand name for the plant tape gun? Looks so convenient!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

This one is called the Max Tapener HT-R2. We did a lot of research before buying this one and so far it has done really well for us. I'll link it for you here; amzn.to/3HTSqjC

Can I ask what brand and size auger you use? I have desert land that I’m going to be planting trees and am trying to figure out the best auger to buy for our desert soil. Thank you.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Kerry. I'll link the newest version of the one we're using for you here; amzn.to/39lhh4e If you're planting a bunch of trees it's a life saver!

Ack!!! My little cotton wood tree, floribunda and my BRAND NEW CONTORTED Jujube tree have been attacked overnight! It looks like a leaf eating thing of some sort!!! I can’t pinpoint what is actually doing the damage. I’m kind of sad, I admit.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! We know just how you feel. We see that on all of our Jujubes and also on our newly sprouting cowpeas and sunflowers. Hard to say for sure what it is, but for us it's usually leaf cutter bees on the trees. I can't speak for the cottonwood, but the Jujubes usually push through those.

Why no amendments on new fruit tree plantings ?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Steve. We've found over the years that choosing the right root stock (when possible) and supporting soil growth around the tree are the real keys to success. Our soil is actually very mineral rich, but those are locked up in compacted soil that is devoid of life and moisture. Encouraging that outward growth away from the tree is what drives growth and production, so amending the soil at the planting site keeps the tree from having to grow into the natural soil that surrounds it. Within a month or two of planting these trees we already find feeder roots 2 feet or more from the planting sight which is exactly what you want to see.

What are your chill hours there? My sister in-law just moved to Whitman from Wash.State, my wife is taking her transplants that I started here , we are between Phoenix, Tucson. I'm thinning my nectarines and first 2 of the peach varieties.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

We're right around 400 or so most years which is a bit higher than in the city. Usually we're about 5-6 degrees cooler than Phoenix and we tend to see chill hours almost nightly from about December through February. This year we even clocked chill hours in March, a few weeks after Phoenix stopped seeing them all together. We've seen over 500 a few times since being out here (2014 is when we moved to Wittmann). It's definitely time to get that thinning started on peaches. We'll be doing the same this weekend on our FlordaPrince trees.

@johac7637

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm i ask this for informing your viewers, as a stone fruit grower at the Northern end of this desert, just across the border with Canada, I see these Canada chill hrs, varietys in the big box and weep for the uninformed. I am going to try the newer chill hr Cherries, I'm not sure about heat, this year with the heat dome over BC fruit belt, it was a Wipeout, for 2 days in Canada hot spot historically Lytton BC we surpassed the Cali Death Valley temps, we hit 52 C, convert it, even the Devil cringes, and in the South Okanogan Valley if the weather just doesn't click, we loose some of the later cherries, and we hit 104 for a few days, usually every year. This year even took out all varieties. 28 Miles north of our Canadian summer location is. Dept of AG Research station, the location where the Lapin Cherry and a couple of other cherries, and we all know the Lapin, it is what every cherry now goes against. Enough, have you heard the High temp tolerance of the Royal ??? you just planted, I'm going to contact Dave Wilson and see where the test plots were, as it was. # til it passed muster and got a name. What's your thoughts are heat.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

@@johac7637 I remember that heat belt that wrapped up into Canada last year and couldn't believe the temps you guys were seeing. Same thing for the Pacific NW here in the US. As for high temp tolerance, I wouldn't be able to say. Most of the fruit we grow here is ripe before we hit really high temps unless the fruit needs it to ripen (grapes actually get sweeter with higher temps). From the research I've done on this cherry variety, we should see ripening before June which would keep us out of the extreme heat.

Careful now. That tire looks like a hernia in the making.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Boy, you got that right Allan. The second one went in the back a bit more gingerly!

How should I go about planting a fruit tree if I have nothing but heavy clay soil? Would I need to amend it?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Paige! You're describing our soil to a tee in certain spots of the farm. In fact, the jujube trees are in a very shallow wash that has hard clay that a PTO driven auger bit could not punch through. We don't amend our soil at all with the exception of bare root plantings (which you're seeing here and then only slightly). Proper root stocks go a long way in helping a tree spread it's roots out. In addition, heavy mulch in the area around the tree is key as this drives soil growth and allows the tree to spread it's roots horizontally. The addition of the tree rings you see us using will also help break up the soil that the roots need to grow into for the tree to be successful. That being said, a bit of amendments won't hurt at the planting sight, but keep them to a minimum (no more than 30% or so of the soil you put back in the hole). Trees will only get as large at their roots can spread, so they need to get used to that native soil right away.

@paigeburton8995

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm That makes sense, thank you so much!

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@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one Valerie!

It’s been a year, how is your Royal Crimson Cherry doing?

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

Жыл бұрын

Hey Dave. Funny you should ask. One of our first videos this year was us planting a pistachio in place of that cherry that never came out of dormancy! It's always a risk planting bare root trees, but considering this is the 3rd attempt at getting a cherry tree to thrive here, we've decided to give up for now. If there was some way to get one on Hansen root stock from RSI I would jump at that one, but alas, it's not an option.

@daveaz9962

Жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thanks so much for your reply. Well, I found some Royal Crimson Cherry trees locally and thought I would ask your opinion first. Glad I did! A little disappointed, but we sure are blessed with what we can grow here. I knew I should have watched that pistachio video! 😉

The farm looks absolutely beautiful. Best of luck🤞🏽with the cherry tree. It’s just amazing that all of our fig and mulberry trees are leafing out already and our citrus trees are flowering and they smell incredible. Would love another jujube tree but can’t find any for sale, where did you buy it, and thank you for sharing.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Daniel. It's definitely Spring here, although the weather this week sure is making it feel like Winter all over again! The Jujube has been a tough one to find for the last 2 years. We bought this one from Bob Wells Nursery in Texas, so it might be worth a peak on their website for one. If not, Fall is the best time to preorder one online.

@danielfisch655

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm thank you for the info. Our oldest son living in San Antonio located one there that he’s bringing to us in a few weeks.

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielfisch655 wow, that's great that he was able to find one!

What brand is your drone. It does a really great job. Where did you get it and about how much do they cost. Your farm is looking so awesome. Keep it up you guys and your keep your videos coming!!!

@EdgeofNowhereFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Kenn. We settled on the DJI Mavic Air 2. We tried several "inexpensive" varieties before this one and finally bit the bullet. Buy once cry once with this for sure. I'll link the drone for you here on Amazon; amzn.to/3sKOEEC

@kennhurt5636

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I really appreciate all you both do for others thank!!