Comments for Foodie Blog http://www.fb.org/foodieblog Foodie News from the American Farm Bureau Mon, 21 May 2012 15:53:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on Backyard Orchards Brighten Suburban Yards by Ron Gaskill http://www.fb.org/foodieblog/2012/05/21/backyard-orchards-brighten-suburban-yards/#comment-192 Ron Gaskill Mon, 21 May 2012 15:53:46 +0000 http://www.fb.org/foodieblog/?p=954#comment-192 Growing your own apples can be a fun and rewarding experience, but to suggest that little maintenance is needed can be very misleading if you want to eat the apples you grow. Insect and disease pests are a reality in any fruit tree and must be controlled, or your reward will be non-existent. There are many ways to manage such pests, and your Cooperative Extension Service is a great source of information. The columnar type tree is great for this purpose. Just be sure you know what you can be getting into if you want a truly enjoyable experience. Growing your own apples can be a fun and rewarding experience, but to suggest that little maintenance is needed can be very misleading if you want to eat the apples you grow. Insect and disease pests are a reality in any fruit tree and must be controlled, or your reward will be non-existent. There are many ways to manage such pests, and your Cooperative Extension Service is a great source of information. The columnar type tree is great for this purpose. Just be sure you know what you can be getting into if you want a truly enjoyable experience.

]]> Comment on Exploring the Hype Around Hybrid Fruits by B. Searle http://www.fb.org/foodieblog/2012/05/18/exploring-the-hype-around-hybrid-fruits/#comment-191 B. Searle Fri, 18 May 2012 17:52:07 +0000 http://www.fb.org/foodieblog/?p=947#comment-191 "The creation of a hybrid fruit is a drawn-out process, with a new combination making it to market once out of every 1,000 attempts, according to breeders and growers." Sounds like a good argument for biotechnology and gene selection through genetic insertion. “The creation of a hybrid fruit is a drawn-out process, with a new combination making it to market once out of every 1,000 attempts, according to breeders and growers.”

Sounds like a good argument for biotechnology and gene selection through genetic insertion.

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