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Meagan Mckenney
pest & disease ID,
organic pest control,
apples,
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pears,
orchard care
Meagan Mckenney
Fruit Tree Site Selection, Planting, & Aftercare
A guide to getting your tree into the ground.
So you bought a fruit tree and managed to get it home unharmed. Congratulations on your new arrival! Now what?
pest & disease ID,
organic pest control,
apples,
pears,
orchard care,
codling moth,
thinning fruitlets,
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Meagan Mckenney
pest & disease ID,
organic pest control,
apples,
pears,
orchard care,
codling moth,
thinning fruitlets,
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Meagan Mckenney
Organic Codling Moth Control
One of the most troublesome of all apple and pear pests an organic orchardist might expect to encounter is the CODLING MOTH aka Cydia pomonella. If you only learn about one orchard pest this year, let it be this one.
apples,
quince,
pest & disease ID,
organic pest control,
pears,
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Meagan Mckenney
apples,
quince,
pest & disease ID,
organic pest control,
pears,
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Meagan Mckenney
Orchard Hygiene: Creepy Crawlies & Mummies Be Gone!
Your beautiful orchard is teeming with all kinds of creepy crawly critters & fungal covered mummies!
Eeek, ewe, very spooky!
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Winter Workshop Series: Fruit Tree Restoration Saturday, Feb 22nd, 2025 • 11am - 1pm