How to use fruit thinning to protect the structure of your fruit tree
Fruit thinning is a simple technique you can use each spring to prevent branches from breaking in your fruit trees.
Can you grow an apple tree from a seed?
This is a very common question in the fruit growing world. The answer is very simple—yes (they’re called seedlings)—but in fact the more interesting question is, will a seedling apple tree bear edible fruit? This is much harder to answer—it’s...
6 step plan for beating Codling moth
Grubs in apples are scary and revolting – particularly if you only find half a grub, right? Apart from the visceral disgust of biting into an apple and finding that something beat you to it and is already living inside, it also downgrades the quality of the...
Taming the monster
Moving into a new property with existing fruit trees can be very exciting, with the promise of ready-made fruit harvests outside the back door without having to plant trees and wait years for them to mature. The reality is often quite different, as it often turns out...