We would never normally recommend moving a mature fruit tree as the risk of damage and the introduction of disease is so great that there is a good chance they will die, not to mention the huge logistical exercise involved in moving a mature t [...]

Following on from a separate article about using grey water to water your fruit trees (see Spring - Week 8), in this article, we check out the type of cleaning products Nanna would have used before modern cleaning products were invented. All t [...]

The best type of fertility you can provide for your fruit trees is ‘natural fertility’ that comes from building healthy soil full of organic matter, worms and microbes. In this article we explain how the natural fertility system works and has [...]

Nematodes have a bad reputation, mainly because in a system that is out of balance ‘bad’ nematodes (root-eating nematodes) can predominate and cause tremendous damage. The fact is there are way more ‘good’ nematodes than bad ones – you just ha [...]

Hopefully this fruit season, you’ll achieve the satisfaction of being able to pick a successful, and delicious, crop of organic fruit from your own healthy trees. But for various reasons, that might not happen, or there might be some glitches. [...]

In this article we give an overview of how your fruit trees get their nutrition throughout the year, so you’ll understand when to feed them, what to feed them, and why. Read the article in Summer - Week 7.

Orchard maintenance is just a grand way of describing the practice of keeping the area in and around your fruit trees clean, and free of disease producing conditions. It’s NOT about creating a manicured garden, because at the same time it’s a [...]

There are many members of the genus Oxalis, but the most common is a little weed (also known as wood sorrel) that is often found in vegie gardens, lawns and on roadsides. It is a pervasive plant that can be the bane of a gardener’s life, until [...]

Here's a quick and easy recipe for a delicious wheat-free peach cake. Yum! Get the recipe in Summer - Week 6.

It’s a waste to pick peaches and nectarines before they are ready, because flavour and size both improve dramatically in the last week of ripening. Once picked, storing your fruit correctly will let you enjoy it, in good condition, for much lo [...]

This is one of our favourite summer desserts, and is one of those marvellous recipes that you can whip up in no time when visitors suddenly descend—they’ll be impressed both with your fruit growing and cooking prowess. Use your imagination, an [...]

Tarts are delicious - especially when you can use your own pears - and this one is no exception. Its smooth creaminess is divine! Get the recipe in Spring - Week 7.