One question that always comes up this time of year is how do I know when my fruit is ripe It’s a question that new growers and seasoned orchardists both struggle with. I know that this time of year, I routinely refer to published dates to try and get ready for harvest. Fortunately there […]
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Our Second Walk-through
We had our second walk-through on Saturday, August 12. Most of the visitors were in the Master Gardener program and already had a strong foundation in fruit trees. We discussed many aspects of the orchard, including rootstock, spraying, pruning, tree form and grafting. The use of comfrey as a green mulch, nitrogen fixer, and weed […]
A piece of the pie
A few pests have reared their ugly head this year. Currently birds are causing a fair amount of damage with their pecks. I pulled at least 20 Golden Delicious apples off before I took the initiative to fight fire with fire. First I added metallic looking pinwheels. No help there–bites were right beside the […]
