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On May 1st, 2021 Bardenhagen Farms planted 2 blocks of new apple trees ( Gala & Honeycrisp) at a high-density spacing of 3-4 feet between trees.  The above video shows the crew and equipment used to plant the block of Gala Apples at a 4 ft spacing.

The tractor is using GPS and auto-steer to keep the rows exactly 16 ft apart.  As the person on the planter puts in the new apple tree, a crew goes beside the planter to hand trees to the person on the planter as 4 ft goes by very fast.

After the tree is put in the ground, then other crew members raise the tree to the right level (

• 3 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Add the above wet ingredients to a bowl and mix until well combined (I do this by hand) then add the following dry ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. salt

In another bowl, combine:

• 4 cups chopped peeled tart apples (medium diced). Best made with
  Bardenhagen apples!
• ¾ cup chopped pecans

Fold apples and pecans into the thick batter mixture until apples are coated. Pour into a greased 9 X 13 X 2-inch pan.

Bake at 350 degre

Apple Slices

• 5 Apples (cooking – such as Gingergold, McIntosh)
• 5 Tbs. sugar
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• Peel, core, and slice apples thin. Toss with sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.

Batter

• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup salad oil
• 2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 4 eggs
• 2 t vanilla
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
• 1 ½ tsp. baking soda

Blend the ingredients with an electric mixer and beat at high speed for 3 minutes. The batter should be very thick. Grease and flour 10” tube pan or bundt pan. Alternate with batter and apples in laye

• 5 cups sliced, peeled apples
• 2-4 Tbs. sugar
• ½ cup regular rolled oats
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• ¼ cup margarine or butter
• ¼ cup chopped nuts

Filling
Place fruit in an 11 X 7-inch baking dish or an 8 X 1 ½ inch round baking dish and stir in the sugar.

Topping
In a medium mixing bowl combine oats, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Cut in margarine or butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts. Sprinkle topping over the filling

Baking
Bake in a 375-degree oven for approximately 40