Water,,Water.!

[loneranger]

Coming here to Iowa from N. Mich, I knew Se Iowa would be a wetter place,,but,,Man! The last 3 yrs have been non-stop three and four inch rains,flash flood warnings,almost too wet to cut the grass. Everyone tells me this is unusual,even for Iowa. I palnted some peach,Apricot,and Necterine trees. They took off good the first couple yrs but last spring two shot out leaves that promptly shriveled up. This spring I lost my Necterine. My neighbor has the same thing. There are no boreres, no sign of disease. I asked a orchard web-site and they confirmed what I suspected. My trees have drowned! Up in N. MI. too dry was always the norm. Hard to believe trees could drown. They said Stone Fruits need good drainage. I have clay soil. They said apple and Pear trees can take more wet, but I fear those are next. And what is in the forecast? More heavy rain next week! Crazy weather here in Iowa!!!

 

[loneranger]

Sorry I meant I PLANTED, some trees.

 

[dbltree]

Plant fruit trees where there is some drainage if you can because even in normal years this heavy ground will hold a lot of water for a long time.

You can even create a bit of a mound and mix in some pea gravel and then mulch it good so that the tree is not in a "hole" so to speak.

Even corn is drowning right now though...