Lots of apples this year. I think the most exciting part is that the varieties are finally starting to come in. My first Hubbardston Non-such, Winter Banana, Ginger gold, King David. Small amounts of Ambrosia, fair numbers of Bevans Favorite, Liberty, Pink Pearl. Trees full of Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Summer Banana, Arkansas Black, […]
I’m going to replicate a post I made recently to growingfruit.org, as it expresses my sentiments so completely on this idea about sharing the bounty. This topic is inspired by my daughter Jennifer who is a counselor. She has all manners of great posters in her office to educate and inspire her children in […]
Its mid September and fruit is starting to ripen. Red Delicious are getting larger and quite red, although many apples seem to have a bit of pest damage or small darkened spots. It is actually difficult to find one that looks good. In the next tree on the same row, the Old Fashioned Limbertwig are […]
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 […]
Pruning demonstration I wanted to explore some future plans for the orchard. One of the events I would like to participate in is a pruning demonstration. This would be around February, and could include anyone in the community who would have an interest in attending. There are a lot of experienced orchardists in our […]
