Great to see another video from you. I hope your health is improving and we get to see even more videos from you in future. From seeing your earlier videos I was encouraged to set up a fruit cage like yours using an old large greenhouse frame and last year I have planted on one side 2 cherry trees as UFO's (I could only get colt rootstock but they both have a 3 metre run so I am hoping this will be OK). I was wondering how your UFO's had been doing and your video today has been a great help and given me further encouragement. Thanks and stay healthy. x
That's great! Colt is quite a bit more vigorous, but you have given them more space. It may depend somewhat on the soil conditions - I think matching the root stock to the soil and the characteristics of individual varieties is an often overlooked aspect. Colt will likely take a little longer to produce its first decent crop. If you get the main stem close to horizontal and you keep on top of the pruning - especially cutting back any of the vertical shoots that are much more vigorous than others - it may well be fine. I have some sour cherries and a duke cherry on colt and they have made quite small fans. Sour cherries are rather less vigorous than sweet (and not well suited for UFO training due to their fruiting habit) but even so, depending on soil conditions, I could imagine making it work. I would be cautious with any feed or mulch - avoiding anything with much nitrogen - and treat them rather mean (unless they are showing signs of deficiency) - you don't want to encourage too much vegetative growth. I'll be interested to hear how you get on with them and happy to help (if I can) if you run into any problems 👍
Welcome back, Jonny! I always look forward to your videos. Your passion for gardening and your willingness to share your knowledge with the community have been incredibly inspiring. I've learned so much from your content and often find myself re-watching your videos. It must be hard to leave behind the garden and all the effort you've put into it. Good luck with whatever you’re moving on to next. Thank you for being you and for putting yourself out there. I truly appreciate you and your videos.
Great to see you back and love the stylin hat ❤❤. Hope you re both well and we get to see some amazing videos come spring. Merry Christmas 🤶 and a very Happy New Year to you both 🎄🎄, Ali 🥶🇨🇦
Ah, yes, that is my favourite hat - a bit smarter and definitely less muddy than my usual gardening attire 😂 Happy New Year to you, too, and hopefully I shall be back to making videos soon 😀
Hello Jonny, from Alaska. I just came across your videos, and I want to thank you so much for them! I love your detailed commentary in your videos; particularly helpful when you talk about which bud to remove, which one to keep, and why. I have been growing various fruit trees outside with mixed results. My main problems are from hungry bears in the fall when they demolish my trees. This summer I'll be putting up electric fencing to protect them. This summer I will also be erecting a high tunnel, 30x48 feet, and wish to grow cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, and roses. The UFO training system is what I plan to use for sweet cherries, and fan training of my stone fruits will allow me to put more plants in the tunnel and work on them easily. Good luck with your move, and I look forward to seeing more videos from you.
Thank you very much! Thankfully no bears here - I thought I had trouble with rabbits and deer 😂 The tunnel sounds wonderful - I hope it works out well for you 👍 Will late frost be a problem with peaches and nectarines?
@@jonnyskitchengarden I'll have a propane heater in the tunnel, so I shouldn't have frost problems. The other problem I could face will be with mice and voles. I will install half inch hardware cloth along the perimeter to keep them out.
Great video. Thank you. I have two dwarf cherry trees. One is growing a lot of ground shoots and is taller and has more branches than the other tree. Maybe because the rabbits had chewed that one to the ground🤔. It came back fine and has a lovely 4 branch vase look. No fruit buds yet they are in their 2 Nd year. Was told these will fruit in their 3rd year but not seeing the type of buds you have. Wish I had your set-up but have only small areas of sun so have to fit in single trees. Guess I'll be gardening vicariously😊.
Thanks for your comment. I think one of your trees may have a problem... The trees were almost certainly grafted and the graft union should be well above ground level - if it was chewed off at ground level you will have lost the scion (the variety you want) and it is the rootstock that is now shooting. It would explain the ground shoots (suckers). I am sorry, but if this has happened it will need replacing :(
@jonnyskitchengarden sorry if my comment was confusing. It's actually the vigorous growing one that has the shoots coming up. The other one has the branches nibbled down but the original branches are still there. It looks good. I'm just not seeing fruiting buds yet. Thanks for replying. ❤️😊👍🙏🇨🇦
Ah, my bad - I thought it had been completely chewed away! We have had all sorts of problems with rabbits and deer, which explains the complete enclosure of the kitchen garden. In another part of the garden, the deer managed to bypass our fencing and trashed most of our orchard though :(
Thanks Jonny, very useful. Good to see another video from you. I really find your experience valuable
Thank you very much :)
Great to have another of your vlogs! Thoughtful, useful and beautifully produced - my thanks!
Thank you, Gordon :)
Great to see you back Jonny. Nice video.
Thank you :)
Great to see another video from you. I hope your health is improving and we get to see even more videos from you in future. From seeing your earlier videos I was encouraged to set up a fruit cage like yours using an old large greenhouse frame and last year I have planted on one side 2 cherry trees as UFO's (I could only get colt rootstock but they both have a 3 metre run so I am hoping this will be OK). I was wondering how your UFO's had been doing and your video today has been a great help and given me further encouragement. Thanks and stay healthy. x
That's great! Colt is quite a bit more vigorous, but you have given them more space. It may depend somewhat on the soil conditions - I think matching the root stock to the soil and the characteristics of individual varieties is an often overlooked aspect. Colt will likely take a little longer to produce its first decent crop. If you get the main stem close to horizontal and you keep on top of the pruning - especially cutting back any of the vertical shoots that are much more vigorous than others - it may well be fine. I have some sour cherries and a duke cherry on colt and they have made quite small fans. Sour cherries are rather less vigorous than sweet (and not well suited for UFO training due to their fruiting habit) but even so, depending on soil conditions, I could imagine making it work. I would be cautious with any feed or mulch - avoiding anything with much nitrogen - and treat them rather mean (unless they are showing signs of deficiency) - you don't want to encourage too much vegetative growth. I'll be interested to hear how you get on with them and happy to help (if I can) if you run into any problems 👍
Welcome back, Jonny! I always look forward to your videos. Your passion for gardening and your willingness to share your knowledge with the community have been incredibly inspiring. I've learned so much from your content and often find myself re-watching your videos. It must be hard to leave behind the garden and all the effort you've put into it. Good luck with whatever you’re moving on to next. Thank you for being you and for putting yourself out there. I truly appreciate you and your videos.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment - I really appreciate it 👍😊
Great to see you back and love the stylin hat ❤❤. Hope you re both well and we get to see some amazing videos come spring. Merry Christmas 🤶 and a very Happy New Year to you both 🎄🎄, Ali 🥶🇨🇦
Ah, yes, that is my favourite hat - a bit smarter and definitely less muddy than my usual gardening attire 😂 Happy New Year to you, too, and hopefully I shall be back to making videos soon 😀
Hello Jonny, from Alaska. I just came across your videos, and I want to thank you so much for them! I love your detailed commentary in your videos; particularly helpful when you talk about which bud to remove, which one to keep, and why. I have been growing various fruit trees outside with mixed results. My main problems are from hungry bears in the fall when they demolish my trees. This summer I'll be putting up electric fencing to protect them. This summer I will also be erecting a high tunnel, 30x48 feet, and wish to grow cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, and roses. The UFO training system is what I plan to use for sweet cherries, and fan training of my stone fruits will allow me to put more plants in the tunnel and work on them easily. Good luck with your move, and I look forward to seeing more videos from you.
Thank you very much! Thankfully no bears here - I thought I had trouble with rabbits and deer 😂 The tunnel sounds wonderful - I hope it works out well for you 👍 Will late frost be a problem with peaches and nectarines?
@@jonnyskitchengarden I'll have a propane heater in the tunnel, so I shouldn't have frost problems. The other problem I could face will be with mice and voles. I will install half inch hardware cloth along the perimeter to keep them out.
Great video. Thank you. I have two dwarf cherry trees. One is growing a lot of ground shoots and is taller and has more branches than the other tree. Maybe because the rabbits had chewed that one to the ground🤔. It came back fine and has a lovely 4 branch vase look. No fruit buds yet they are in their 2 Nd year. Was told these will fruit in their 3rd year but not seeing the type of buds you have. Wish I had your set-up but have only small areas of sun so have to fit in single trees. Guess I'll be gardening vicariously😊.
Thanks for your comment. I think one of your trees may have a problem... The trees were almost certainly grafted and the graft union should be well above ground level - if it was chewed off at ground level you will have lost the scion (the variety you want) and it is the rootstock that is now shooting. It would explain the ground shoots (suckers). I am sorry, but if this has happened it will need replacing :(
@jonnyskitchengarden sorry if my comment was confusing. It's actually the vigorous growing one that has the shoots coming up. The other one has the branches nibbled down but the original branches are still there. It looks good. I'm just not seeing fruiting buds yet. Thanks for replying. ❤️😊👍🙏🇨🇦
Ah, my bad - I thought it had been completely chewed away! We have had all sorts of problems with rabbits and deer, which explains the complete enclosure of the kitchen garden. In another part of the garden, the deer managed to bypass our fencing and trashed most of our orchard though :(
A Christmas treat! - Thank you Jonny.
Thanks! :)
Such a font of knowledge
Thank you :)
Great video 🎉
Thanks! :)