{"id":3134,"date":"2013-04-13T03:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-04-13T07:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=3134"},"modified":"2013-04-13T03:00:03","modified_gmt":"2013-04-13T07:00:03","slug":"q-and-a-damaged-apple-trees-and-freezing-beans-and-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2013\/04\/13\/q-and-a-damaged-apple-trees-and-freezing-beans-and-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Q and A: damaged apple trees and freezing beans and rice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Damaged apple trees<\/strong><\/p>\n

We planted two dwarf apple trees three springs ago and took care to protect them from critters. This winter the snow was pretty deep and we think rabbits ate the bark above where the protection was. This is the first time we have had any problems. Do you think these trees can be saved and how, or should we not waste our time and start over? <\/em><\/p>\n

Lori<\/em>
\nFulton, New York<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, you should be able to save your trees. First off, I’d let them go ahead and bud out. The rabbits may not have eaten all of the bark deep enough to kill the tops of the trees. If they did, cut the tree trunk off at a slant, just above the protected part and wait until the lower part starts to send out shoots and branches. Often the tree will quickly recover and continue growing. Just allow one main branch to grow upright (even if you have to help it straighten upright with a stake) to replace the trunk that was killed. This fall, remember what happened and wrap the trunk right up to a height that would be safe from the varmints. If this won’t work because of side branches, make a hardware cloth corral around the whole tree, high enough to prevent damage no matter how deep the snow gets. — Jackie<\/p>\n

Freezing beans and rice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just read Ask Jackie Food Storage<\/a>. Loved it. If you place beans\/rice in the freezer for a couple of weeks to kill any bugs, will it not get damp? I know dry is very important for long term storage.<\/em><\/p>\n

Duncan<\/em>
\nValdese, North Carolina<\/em><\/p>\n

If you leave your beans\/rice in the plastic bags they come in or pour them into airtight jars or bags, they won’t pick up moisture from the freezer. You’re right about avoiding moisture for long term storage. All foods to be stored long term should be packed in airtight containers that are insect, moisture and rodent-proof. — Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Damaged apple trees We planted two dwarf apple trees three springs ago and took care to protect them from critters. This winter the snow was pretty deep and we think rabbits ate the bark above where the protection was. This is the first time we have had any problems. Do you think these trees can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}