Noticing how your fruit trees have performed this summer will give you vital information to guide which trees need more work. Read the article in Summer - Week 12.
Building appropriate protection for your trees can easily become one of those jobs that keeps falling to the bottom of the 'to do' list, but in nearly every case it's worth the time and energy. There's endless possibilities, so here are more t [...]
Fruit trees produce fruit as a result of sexual reproduction, which means that the female parts of a flower have to be fertilised with the male pollen, usually from a different plant. For many fruit trees the pollen needs to come from a differ [...]
As a Grow Great Fruit member, you have exclusive access to our growing Fruit Tree Database. This is a great tool, which we started for ourselves years ago because it was just what we needed to plan our farm, and it was very hard to get the inf [...]
Guilds are a collection of plants (and maybe animals) that provide benefits for each other. Guilds cleverly bring together all elements that we normally consider in ecosystem design including plant form, height, diversity, properties and inter [...]
Keeping good records is an important part of growing great fruit. This week we’ll go in-depth into the Fruit Tree Diary, and learn how and why recording important info about your trees can be helpful. Find the activity in Autumn - Week 9.
Lots of weeds act as indicator plants, which means they're telling you something about the soil they're growing in. Read the article in Autumn - Week 12.
Observing your garden closely in spring and summer is not only heaps of fun, and constantly intriguing, but also a great planning tool. This month we give you a list of things to be looking out for. Read the article in Spring - Week 11.
It can be difficult knowing the right time to pick apples—and you can’t just rely on the colour of the skin! Here’s a few simple tests you can do at home to determine ripeness before you pick. Read the article in Autumn - Week 1.
