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Winter stuff

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Patricia, Wonder if that's the new name for the Sunset book,
8 1/2 x 11 x 1" thick... $25+?

Bill.  THIS is THE month to buy trees, rhubarb, raspberries, bareroot and
such... Jan is OK.  Feb is geting late Mar is slim/poor pickings/quality.

IF, you have workable ground, OR will planterize them a while, as I do for a
variety of resaons.  Bareroot are cheaper than "containerized" too, if you
already have a container.  Next year, you'll have a bigger tree, for less. 
Containerizing will dwarf too.

Some, like rhubarb, need such a dormancy and cold, a few souls put them in a
deep freeze a while.  If you ground plant, you may be too late, but can buy a
smaller cheaper tree, pot, plant next winter in a pre-prepped hole.  
Problem is wet/frozen soil, roots not adapted before winter.  Need advice on
dwarfing rootstocks?  I know only a very little, just the basics.  Also, a new
(ha) way to grow trees, which is semidwafing and will ADD to dwarfing already
present, if any, is to put 1-4 in a hole just a foot apart.  Say, 3 different
apple trees, or in a tight row, and espalier them.  Buy now, plant later.

Like raspberries?
Bill

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