Johnny Rotten Appleseed

"Don't accept the old order. Get rid of it." Johnny Rotten

Right before the 10-day bike ride hiatus, when we still had sunny skies and dry ground to work, we got started on planting the fruit trees. We planted seventeen trees in all: four varieties of apple, and two varieties each of peach, plum, cherry, and pear.

We first laid out a line with string and stakes and then measured eight feet between stakes where each tree would be planted. Most of the trees are on dwarf rootstock and only require eight-foot spacing.

The stakes are repurposed PVC leftover from the bed hoops.

The first tree to go in was the pear. Because it is a semi-dwarf and will take up more space. I figured it could overlap the sidewalk thus giving passersby a free nosh on the way home from the bus stop.

One down, sixteen to go.

After the first row was in, we marked off a second row, with stakes staggered to make them offset from the back (most northern) row of trees thus allowing more sunlight through.