George Ray McEachern, Professor and Extension Horticulturist with the Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences. Jim downloaded recommendations for North and Northeast Texas from Dr. Well, until we found out about the sex lives of pears, but we’ll get to that in a minute.

Jim knew right off the bat that he wanted the orchard to demonstrate pears, peaches, plums, persimmons, pomegranates, and “phigs.” Grapes, blackberries, and asparagus rounded out the list.Īpples, too. It comes with a complimentary bottle of Extra Strength Tylenol. The File is a brown manila folder about 1½ inches thick filled with downloads, printed emails, notes from extension agents, a parts list for a grape trellis, and receipts. (We tried to have an orchard at the garden on Joe Field Road, but for various reasons, it didn’t come to pass.) No longer.įor the last six weeks, my tired brain has been filled with the minutiae of helping Jim pick out trees and berries for an orchard at the Raincatcher’s Garden of Midway Hills.

Jim and I share many things, a love of dessert, finding just the right pencil for his beloved Martha’s crosswords, and The File.

Free download pruning peach trees