One of the things we know all about as fruit growers is the variability of our climate; no matter where you live, each growing season you’ve got a good chance of experiencing an extreme condition like flood, drought, fire, or heatwave. This means it’s pretty much impossible to give advice about how much water your fruit tree is going to need at any given time…so it’s really important to have a good grasp of the basic watering principles, because then you can apply them to your own conditions.

Read the article in Autumn – Week 10.