I am a little late posting this. On Monday (March 21, 2022, we went to our Homestead and put fertilizer spikes and cardboard around the pear trees, the apple trees, and the persimmon tree. We also applied some acidity nutrient and cardboard around each of the blueberry bushes. We planted one Oregon Champion Gooseberry bush and one Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry bush (unfortunately I will have to move these to another location).
The Homestead is growing very slowly, although I certainly would like to see it grow at a much faster pace. Lack of money is holding us back. I am retired (Social Security), and my monthly pension barely gets us by.
