Growing (book-worthy) heritage fruit
Well-known garden designer and writer Simon Rickard appreciates the effort involved in growing delicious, organic heritage stone fruit.
Getting to know your apple blossom
Taking note of when your apple trees flower can help to solve pollination puzzles in your garden and even explain lack of fruit.
Five things you can do to fight fruit fly
Queensland fruit fly is one of the hardest pests to manage organically. Get to know your enemy and don’t give up – you can fight fruit fly!
To fertilise or not to fertilise your fruit trees in spring?
Should you fertilise your fruit trees in spring? Yes, but its important to do it in a way that doesn’t damage the natural fertility system.
Dealing with spring panic
It’s easy to panic in spring, particularly if it rains a lot and your fruit is at risk. Ease the tension by celebrating the season.
Eeek – hail on my fruit trees!
Hail at the wrong time of year can severely damage your fruit or your trees – but can you do anything to prevent it?
Identifying fruit trees by their flowers
Flowers are a great way to identify mystery fruit trees in your garden, which will help you look after each of your trees the right way.
Are workshops the best way to learn about fruit growing?
Workshops are just one way to learn more about fruit growing – but will they suit you better than online learning?
Peach tree leaf curl
Peach tree leaf curl disease is one of the main causes of curly leaves on your peach and nectarine trees, but it’s usually preventable.
Diversity, soil, and the amazing Christine Jones
Everyone can learn a lot about biodiversity, climate change, and the link between soil and human health from the amazing Dr. Christine Jones.
Can you grow an apple tree from a seed?
Apple trees grow easily from seed, but the seedling trees may not grow good apples unless they’re grafted with a known variety.
Learning about fruit growing in America
Learn the similarities – and some surprising differences – between fruit growing in America and Australia.