our root cellar is holding steady at -1C (30F)

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Fruit Tree Grafting: Spring Field Notes

our root cellar is holding steady at -1C (30F) .. I keep an air intake on a timer to cycle cold air nightly just before sunrise, otherwise it would be a few degrees warmer. this is where we store all of our trees and scion wood to keep it fully dormant for a couple more weeks.

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grafting sweet cherries, prunus avium onto pin cherry, prunus pensylvanica, image 1 of 3

May 2026 grafting sweet cherries, prunus avium onto pin cherry, prunus pensylvanica Read field note

trellised apples, a project to work over this old stool bed into something cool, a gene bank of cultivars, a store, image 1 of 4

May 2026 trellised apples, a project to work over this old stool bed into something cool, a gene bank of cultivars, a store Read field note

Fruit Tree Grafting: Spring Field Notes

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