Past Events
October Chapter Meeting: Apples, Pears, Mead
Our October chapter meeting featured Dave Carr of Raging Cider & Mead Co. in San Marcos, discussing fruit used to make mead and the process involved.
Among the tips we learned:
Dave believes as Dave Wilson does, that many high-chill apples will grow fine here, and we just need to try.
For apple rootstock, B128 has shown to be superior, with better roots and not gopher-friendly.
His mantra is to thin, and thin again, and thin again. It helps to reduce biennial production (harvesting every other year).
Crab apples make great pollinators.
European pears generally need fewer chill hours.
To learn more about Raging Cider & Mead, check out their website.
