Why you should grow heritage and heirloom apples
By planting a heritage or heirloom apple variety in your garden, you can help preserve varieties that might otherwise be lost.
Hands up – who loves Bramley apples?
Bramley apples are a magnificent cooking apple from England which deserve a place in many Australian gardens.
How to grow apples — the organic way
Our family has been growing apples for a long time. Going back to Katie’s grandparents, we’ve planted literally thousands of apple trees over several generations. Every tree we’ve planted has been grown and grafted by us. We’ve pruned hundreds...
Creating community through gardening
Fruit growing in your backyard can be very solitary, but community gardening can be a great way to come together to share skills & grow food.
Did you get the thinning right?
Find out how to assess how good your thinning efforts in spring were, by checking the fruit quality and the trees.
Making organic yummy things: value-adding for fun and profit
Value-adding can turn your raw fruit (and vegetables) into a wide range of products you can use, sell, or give away.