Starting the Orchard

With the new house and a couple acres of space, we wanted to start planting some apple / pear trees in our first year, so we could enjoy them in a few years when they matured.  We bought a Honeycrisp and Gala apple and a Bosc and Bartlett pear for our family Easter gifts.  The apples are dwarf and pears are semi-dwarf.  There is a lot to learn about fruit trees (if you want to really do it right), so I've been researching a lot.  For now, the trees are in the ground and we have a fence to keep the deer out. 

The twins had a ball helping throw dirt and playing peek-a-boo!   It's amazing how much joy can be found in a dirt hole! 



 Just add water

A few weeks later