Emptying the Grafting Bins
Just a quick photo to illustrate what the grafted trees are like when they come out of the grafting bins.
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Now the weather is warming up and its April showers – Watch out for Slugs.
There is tender green shoots now growing, due to the warming weather and the April showers. So be on your
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Bumper Apricot crop this year
As we have had virtually no frosts this year, its looking like its going to be a bumper apricot crop
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Pigeon Damage to Fruit Tree’s
This is the first time that I can remember that we have had pigeon damage to the new shoots of
Continue readingPond water PH values
The pH values should be between 6.5 and 8.5. (Typically tap water is about 7, dependant on the area of
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Do I have a mouse problem ?
In feeding my mice with bait in hopper style feeders. I think my mice are very eager to be fed
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One of my customers has a problem, his plants have no roots.
An all to come problem, you are waiting for your plants to burst into growth an into flower, then nothing.
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Day out at Bourton on the Water ? its surprising what you find.
A nice day out with the family to Bourton on the Water ? Away from the fruit trees, but it
Continue reading2014 Flowering times (updated 25th April 2014)
This is just a list of actual flowering / pollination times for 2014. This year has been an early year,
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What do think I am doing here ??
Its the end of March 2014, and we have had a very mild winter. No snow, hardly any frost, but
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