While you’re thinning, prevent disease
Thinning your fruit trees is a great chance to check the health of your fruit and do a little disease control at the same time.
How much fruit will your tree produce?
Working out how much fruit a mature fruit tree can grow will help you plan how many trees you need in your garden to meet your family’s needs.
The joy of growing your own fruit trees
Growing your own fruit trees is a wonderful life-long hobby, but if you can’t grow your own, try to buy from a local nursery.
What are those brown marks on my apples?
Brown marks on your apples can be a sign that something’s wrong, or it can be a naturally occurring condition that’s rarely seen these days.
How to make and use a fruit picking diary
Using a fruit-picking diary can help solve the problem of choosing the exact time to pick your fruit so it’s neither under-ripe nor over-ripe.
Should you pick up fruit from the ground?
Picking up your fruit from the ground is the first principle of organic orchard hygiene, and one of your best lines of defence against pests.
