Hi Everyone,
I'm getting serious about investing in a piece of fallow land here near Boone, NC, in zone 6a. I'd like to get a feel from everyone here what the reality is about growing in this area. The OG certifying agents I've talked with are fairly discouraging concerning the success of an organic orchard this far south, due to the myriad diseases that accompany the climate.
Is there potential here, in zone 6 of The South, for a thriving holistic orchard?
Zone 6a in North Carolina