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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?
Horror, Shock, & Premature Fruit Drop: A Guide To Thinning Fruitlets
So many blooms, so many fruitlets! Learn how and why hand thinning of fruitlets will help your harvest! Come along - it’s easy we promise!
An Apple Lover’s Guide To Storing Your Harvest
Get the most out of your apple harvest! Proper produce storage is easy to learn as long as you keep these three things in mind….
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.
How And When To Harvest Apples & Pears
Phew ~It’s Getting Ripe In Here! How MATURE Are You Feeling Today? Is It Still Too Early, Or Is This Joke Just Past It’s Prime?
Woodpeckers: Orchard Friend Or Foe?
That unmistakable tap tap tapping sound. A woodpecker drilling away at one of the trees in your beloved orchard. Is it time for panic or celebration?
UPCOMING HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS