HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-03-19, Page 21. Appie$: do.'r•.aore than
.satisfy. your taste- buds.
by De Crosetta Saugeen District Secondary
•A n apple can be more than School, has great interest and
just a fruit that is usually
thoughtof as a round,
juicy, red present for the teacher.
Apples come in all flavors,
• textures and colors. Some are
better for baking and some are
better for making juice,
Apples in fact can do more
• than just satisfy taste buds, they
can be a family's pride and joy.
• This is true for the Smith family
• who live on the outskirts of Port
• Elgin.
' ' . Steve Smith is in the process
of setting up a slender -spindle,,
high-density apple orchard. He
and his family are using their
seven acres of specially -pre-
pared soil for their first commer-
cial endeavour... '
Five years ago Snaith began
to prepare his, soil by draining it
and planting .special cover crops
on it•. ' • -
Over the past conple. of years,
Smith has had to re-educate
himself on processes of setting -
up apple orchards and different
types of treei. §inith', being ' a
former. science teacher at
knowledge on the subject at
hand.
Smith decided to grOw apples
for a number of reasons other
• than the fact that his carrer
background is based on science.
"I've grown apples my entire
adult life and I find it to be such
an intriguing and extremely
challenging crop to grow well."
Smith said.
like growing things and
• love growing things that are a
challenge." •-
Smith chose a special root-.
• stalk,called M-9 and had it
imported from Holland. This
stalk is a high-tech, virus -free
fruit stalk,. Some stalks had been
• pre -budded but most will bud-
• ded by Smith himself.
Unlike most apple trees,
Smith's trees will be under 10
feet tall and will produce a• large
amount of apples in a short peri-
od of time. These trees are sup- •
ported by stakes so that fruiting
is encouraged and vegetative
•growth is .suPpressed. This is
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