Planting Heirloom Apple Trees on the Small Farm - The Farm Hand's Companion Show, ep 7

[@talegunrdav]

I came back because I think the apples should be ready pretty soon hopefully you get a good spring without frost that kills the buds and we can see great pictures of apple pies this fall

[@terryteague164]

Probably the best made videos on youtube, what a talent you have.

[@souadmahir8598]

I don't live in a farm, but I grew near farms and it's amazing all the knowledge and wisdom that farmers accumulate over the decades and centuries and pass them down to the new generation. Thanks for making my day. I love your videos. Please keep them coming!

[@shonmceachin1426]

I always love your videos. I often watch them with my three youngest sons. Many of the things in them make me wish I had learned more from my own grandfather or even been able to share them with my own father who had died over nine years ago. Great videos that incorporate humor and knowledge!

[@homesteadinarental]

Pa Mac three years ago up north we picked apples from old forgotten homestead trees. That was the best apple sauce we ever made! Hope to put trees on our new property. My favorite is Winesap and I plan on one tree just for me! Ok maybe I'll share. Greetings from NC!

[@indianafarmer7732]

The apples should bear fruit this year!!! When this episode first came out I’ve been anticipating every year to see how they turn out I was 14 when this episode came out and I’ve been waiting ever since!

[@farmhandscompanion]

Me too, Indiana Farmer. Maybe I'll see and eat one this year, you reckon? Thanks for watchin' (even since you were 14!)

[@ericarvid1]

Love ALL your videos!! Thank you for all you share and have taught. God bless you.

[@farmhandscompanion]

Thank you for watchin', Eric

[@mauldindoc123]

We planted our first apple trees this year too. Now, my wife and I realize that when we buy our homestead in a couple of years, we have to figure out how to take them with us! Thanks for sharing another great video- we really enjoy watching your progress.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Great job Pa Mac 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@rogerhuber3133]

Very interesting and many new varieties I never heard of before.

[@lesbetts5694]

this is a great series man. great comedic value to it aswell. cant wait to watch the rest of this hopefully youll add some more videos soon.

[@Hills316]

I am completely new to all things farm & homestead related. I love your videos. I'm learning & getting a good laugh at the same time. :) Thanks. Keep em coming

[@AdamDahlberg]

As always...fantastic video! Thanks for sharing what you have going on at the homestead. So many of the projects you take on, from the physical to the editing are inspirational. I know how difficult and time consuming making vids can be. It doesn't go unnoticed or un appreciated. I read your blog and I had no idea you made the INSTRUMENTS that made the MUSIC in you videos. Ha...a true man's man! Blessings!

[@clydereed1890]

You need to make more videos. Love 'em

[@idahobound1]

Pa Mac, fun video.

[@gamatattoos]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Well done! I hope to start making some of my own soon since I am starting up a small homestead in Western North Carolina. Your videos are a huge inspiration, keep up the good work! I cant wait for your next video already :)

[@boone2hunt]

I got 7 trees from century farms this spring myself. David is really helpful and he sells quality trees. I really enjoy your videos.

[@farmhandscompanion]

You got that right, ooh yea! Thanks again David! Pa Mac

[@pandyslittlesenpai1777]

A few original homested orchards are still around in western states. They usually included apples and plums. Sometimes plums can be found in fence rows and a few surviving ragged apple trees identify old homestead locations.

[@livelife4471]

An informative video done simply. Very much appreciated. Thank you.

[@farmhandscompanion]

Thank you, James!

[@arfarms5711]

Man I sure enjoy the vids. We planted a lot of different varieties a few years back. Peach, mulberry, persimmon, orange and lime, tangerine and lots of pecan and walnut trees. Oh yea, tons of blueberries too, briar berries, black berries, raspberries and grapes. I was raised like yourself w a grandma and grandpa that grew everything and my wife and I are trying to get back to that way of life. Simple and good eating. I’ve always farmed and grown gardens, but something special ab fruit trees and berries

[@jack99bv12]

Loved all your videos. Can't wait to see another one.

[@kimboden1448]

I am completely enjoying your videos! They are informative, clever, and down right hilarious at times!

[@homesteadengineer]

Another great video, thanks

[@westfishtanks6789]

Great video once again Pa Mac, can't wait to see these twigs turned to full-sized trees!

[@nonnith]

I hope the apple trees are growing strong. Any chance of an update? 😊

[@pierreb03038]

Thanks again for another great video!

[@user-ge2qn6gp4o]

It would be nice to see an update video on how your apple trees are coming along. Always love watching your videos.

[@lawrencehp1]

Great job as always Pa Mac, Its always a treat to viwe your videos. What else you got a growing and harvesting.....

[@jack99bv12]

Your video inspired me to buy 6 different apple trees from Century Farms. Should arrive this month.

[@jakepeverada6096]

Awesome channel, keep the videos going! I made my first batch of apple cider this past October from some backyard trees. Definitely something I'll return too. Thanks Pa Mac!

[@majrdad]

Great video! I too am a delighted Century Farms customer. Thanks for posting!!

[@RentersHomestead]

Love the videos! I'm in AR too; would love to see your farm some day. You are living my dream; I can't quite convince my wife we need to follow your footsteps. Keep the vids coming!

[@madelinerivers4603]

Thanks so much for the entertaining info!

[@markdacosta4577]

im transplanting a pine sapling tomorrow love your vids helpful tips to the novice homesteader u should make more vids thanks pa mac

[@suburbanhomestead]

really nice video!

[@onedazinn998]

lol :) You know how to make us laugh while teaching....love it! Thanks alot for sharing!

[@Pierrot001]

Love your videos Pa Mac! We just discovered some very old apple trees back in the forest of some property we recently bought - so delicious. We are hoping to graft them to create some more trees. Did you ever get your pole barn built? I've been waiting for the follow up videos!

[@HomesteadDad]

Pa Mac, great video. I just did the same thing a few weeks back, except I used dwarf trees, not semi dwarf. We have lots of deer around us as well, so I ended up fencing around my trees with cement remesh wire at five foot tall. I also planted a couple peach trees. Thanks for all your videos, I enjoy and appreciate them.

[@CHOTOMATA]

Truely enjoy your videos. Thanks

[@AdamCanFly]

These videos are awesome!

[@BlueGamerDude]

IT HAS BEEN 5 YEARS! make that apple pie!

[@jimbos.online]

Great information love the proverbs makes me want to plant today. If only I had a tree. I started seedlings 2 years ago using seeds from "pink lady" apples in hopes to graft a heirloom to them have you ever tried this and any tips. Thanks for the great video.

[@chefgiovanni]

Good video. I too knew a 90 year old apple farmer, he had 100 acres of apple trees The fruit was so good. We can do so many things with them apples. Time to cook. Sub too.

[@stephenrussell1766]

Amazing work and videos! I'm always excited to see the next video. Are able get any cuttings from that "forgotten" tree to root or graph onto another tree?

[@farmhandscompanion]

Probably could. If I make another trip cross the country to get 'em. Thanks for watchin' Stephen

[@mightybe5110]

I wonder what these trees look like now, 7 1/2 years later!

[@fortitudethedogwalker6273]

Okay, going on seven years now. Where is that pie?

[@xtheritalinx]

Do you have an update on your apple tree growth? Would love to see how they have come along in a year.

[@farmhandscompanion]

Mark Steadman Hello there, Mark, They're all growin' good (gettin' close to outgrowing their cages), and Jack and I have managed so far to keep the deer off of 'em. Countdown to apple pie continues ...

[@markdacosta4577]

farmhandscompanion do a video update please pa mac

[@michaeldavidson9939]

Was that Blacktwig actually Mammoth Blacktwig? I've got one planted and can't wait for it to fruit. I would like to recommend you add an Arkansas Black. Their delicious and store extremely well.

[@jeffery19677]

I just bought a place north of West Plains MO. Do you ever give farm tours/workshops? Might get some "free tree-plantin' help"..

[@farmhandscompanion]

Sure do, Jeffery. farmhandscompanion.com/farm-tours/ Come on down some time!

[@johnstewart3676]

Enjoyed this video very much. However, I can't help but wonder how in the world, given the location of this fine orchard, are you going to keep squirrels and raccoons away from the fruit? If you have a plan I would love to hear it. Best Regards,John from St. Louis

[@cnypilot]

I wonder if I can plant Apples and Pears up here in the moutains of Colorado. We get gobs of sunlight and I think our Zone is akin to Maine's.

[@kamagawa]

I hope you don't mind my asking, but when you say a northward slope, do you mean it faces north? I just read that north facing slopes collect more moisture and south facing slopes see more sun. Had never thought about what impact that would have on plants until this video.

[@farmhandscompanion]

Kamagawa Yes, Kamagawa, it's facin' north. Don't know about the moisture collection notion (that probably depends on many other things) but the simple fact is a north facing slope would not receive the full force of the sun's rays.

[@jerryprewett5294]

great videos howbout showing how to make some of the tools that are so important on th homestead i would like them

[@tomsensible3999]

Alas, this is not on the "apple tree" subject at all, so please forgive me. I enjoy hearing all the nice clawhammer banjo and fiddle tunes that accompany the videos... Do you think you'd ever get the hankering to knock together a banjo? A gourd one could fun, and sounds mellow, to boot. I have made a few beater-banjoes, and they are hard to mess up. (And if you do, you just give it to some distant relative, that you rarely visit so you don't have to ever see it again!) Have a happy new year, and keep building; I like those videos! TS from sunny Florida

[@farmhandscompanion]

Hey there, Tommy, and thanks for watchin'! Yes, I did develop the hankerin' to make a banjo, and did it. In fact, all the instruments playin' the FHC music (except for my grandpa's jaw harp) are homemade. Take a look at a lot of em when you mash on these letters: www.farmhandscompanion.com/the_farm_hands_companion_show/the_music_of_the_farm_hands_companion_show.html

[@alzathoth]

So how did the apples turn out? its been over 5 years. did the trees die off from COVID 19 or something? time for an apple pie video, i think. ;)

[@aron8949]

apples have naturalized themselves on the truckee river in ca.

[@tongkotou]

WOW

[@FrontierFarmer-u2b]

Hey Pa Mac. Im up here in NE Arkansas. Want to plant a half dozen or so apple trees. Have the perfect spot, but the rub is we will most likely be moving in the next 2-3 years. Not far but not on the same plot of grounds Id plant. My question is, how hard is it to transplant trees that are 2-3 years old? Would it be better to just wait until the final move? Asking since every day waited puts me 5 years further behind. Thanks!

[@farmhandscompanion]

If it were me, I would wait. Given the setback that transplanting a tree that big would cause, I think you'll be ahead by waitin'

[@kingswoodkid1985]

here's a tip, "plant" a carp under each tree instead of the dirt mound! my cox's pippin went balistic!

[@tomsensible3999]

Yes! Rabbit spare parts do fine, as well... You know, the bits that are left over after butchering 'em.

[@crimsoncleansed]

So for how long will you need to keep the cages on the trees?

[@farmhandscompanion]

Jonathan Sterling Until most of the green growth and limbs are higher than a deer's mouth can reach. Thanks for watchin', Jonathan!

[@YooooouKnowwwww]

Hey! I watched this vid a few years ago, and I looked for it to see if you've been able to make a delicious apple pie yet! Any news to share?

[@farmhandscompanion]

Still headin' the direction of that first apple pie: 1 year, 1 months, 3 days, 11 hours, 55 minutes, 21 seconds (...oops, 14 seconds now)

[@YooooouKnowwwww]

Thats great! I really hope you have time to make a video showing the first harvest and maybe even the finished apple pie!

[@rustycunningham2369]

Merry Christmas, Pa Mac! When's the next vid...miss'em?

[@jaredbraddock]

***** Looking forward to the next vid:)

[@jeremyshock948]

The timer should be getting close now right???

[@stevene6181]

how those apple trees coming along?

[@dominicregos4902]

How’s those apples coming?

[@NiyghteShayede]

It's been almost 8 years since this video, how are the apples?

[@farmerbrown5943]

Where did you get the trees

[@hootnannyhomestead8338]

So it's been about 5 years....How's the Apple trees? Any harvest yet?

[@farmhandscompanion]

Nope, Hoot & Nanny; the clock is still tickin'. No pie yet. Thank yall for watchin'

[@nhmountains5683]

How are your apple trees doing? Are they getting enough sunlight on the east, south , and west sides? Have they blossomed yet?

[@davidsonnier1690]

where did you order your apple trees from?

[@farmhandscompanion]

+DAVID SONNIER Hey David, The end of the video shows where I bought the apples from. Thanks for watchin'!

[@SWAMPHUNTER644]

Grimes Golden is known to be a good pollinator of most varieties of apples but if you planted a variety that doesn't have a pollinator, you won't get any apples. Some wild crabapples may do the job. Used to find a list of varieties online and what other variety they will pollinate and what variety you need to pollinate them. I can no longer find that website. You did not explain that important fact. In the northern states, we like Northern Spy for the best pies, Cortland for salads because they stay white when cut, and Macintosh for eating.

[@theTORTUGAZUL]

I love reading books about self-sufficiency, but I don't really go for reading videos about it .

[@farmhandscompanion]

I understand, Self-Reliant Strong Community. Feel free, though, to ignore the words and just watch the moving pictures; that's what my 5 year old and under crowd does. They still seem to enjoy it (and I get to "turn the pages" for em). Take care Self-Reliant Strong Community! Pa Mac

[@theTORTUGAZUL]

farmhandscompanion I actually did end up watching the whole video . Nice work .

[@andyober9489]

Follow up!???

[@RossPotts]

10:20. Really? A horse apple? I thought those only existed to be swept up after parades and buggy rides, LOL!

[@farmhandscompanion]

That's right, Ross. The horse apple heirloom doesn't taste as sweet as some of the others, but it's a near sight better than the ones you've been use to. Thanks for watchin'!

[@gunsmith19971997]

How are the doing now?

[@farmhandscompanion]

I'll share an update one of these days, Robert

[@gunsmith19971997]

farmhandscompanion love the videos I’m starting my own place hear in Arkansas myself just got a new hog your videos help a lot on some projects hear

[@kennethalynn]

Please leave more time to read the annotations. I had to pause every 5 seconds. LITERALLY

[@hibbs1712]

🚫🤬FROM DEER😡🚫 Up here in Michigan we have an entirely different rotation of apple varieties

[@jaymeelk9380]

You killed oak to plant Apple. That’s dumb. Equal value trees.

[@farmhandscompanion]

You eat acorns?

[@simonemanchisi1449]

your videos are nicely done and instructive, however, you are a proper forests killer. killing nature own fruits in the name of agriculture, trees these days are way more important than your crops etc. you should give a good example and make a video about planting forest trees. as a remedy to all those you killed. please stop cutting trees at every occasion to make videos showing how to make a barn or a tiny house. trees deserve much more respect, stop killing them for jesus christ.

[@farmhandscompanion]

While I appreciate your passion, I'm not rightly sure where you're comin' from there, Simone. To harvest a tree is not killing a forest any more than pickin' a tomato is killing your garden. Our "worldview" have much to do with how we think about these things, however. I'm all for plantin' trees, but in my particular environment it's not necessary. On my property, many more trees sprout and grow than what I take in a given year. With my own biblical worldview, it would be less than good stewardship to NOT harvest any and use 'em for good purposes. Though I have an utmost respect for trees and all of creation, It is God and His sovereignty over His creation that deserves respect...and not the creation alone. Thanks for commentin', Simone!