Budding (summer grafting) – recap
Budding (summer grafting) – recap

Budding is an easy way to graft a new variety on to an existing fruit tree, fix pollination problems (and boost production) by adding a polliniser, or save a tree that has died back to the graft. As long as the bark is still lifting on the hos [...]

Growing your own fruit trees: rootstocks explained
Growing your own fruit trees: rootstocks explained

With fruit trees going up in price every year, growing your own fruit trees from scratch becomes an attractive option, especially when you realise how easy it is. Autumn is the time to be planning where you’ll get the rootstocks that you can l [...]