When to start grafting – I think I could write a book on this.
It depends as to whether you are grafting onto 1 – A new rootstock that is bare rooted or potted.
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Fruit and Nut growing experiences (trials and tribulations)
It depends as to whether you are grafting onto 1 – A new rootstock that is bare rooted or potted.
Continue readingA recent orchard visit near to Bristol, showed that apples can be grown at extreme locations. This orchard was on
Continue readingThis was very much a big disappointment as I will explain. One could not go wrong, the map shows where
Continue readingCotehele has an old orchard and a new mother orchard. The old orchard has been left unattended for many years,
Continue readingTrerice NT has an old orchard, but many of the trees are dying, and seem to be neglected. There is
Continue readingThey have an old orchard and new orchard, so I thought this was going to be a good visit, but
Continue readingBrogdale – National Fruit Collection 2012 review Visit to Brogdale this year in early October, sunshine all day, but a
Continue readingThe deer are about now, some of the apple trees have been chewed a bit, the bark and the shoot
Continue readingJust my rough unscientific cracking out rate of hazel varieties. In comparison to 2011 cracking out rates , its looking
Continue readingThe following is an abridged version taken from http://www.dejex.co.uk with the Vine Weevil Life Cycle imageĀ taken from www.scottsprofessional.co.uk/files/tLXLwyPY6K.pdf. Also
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