Plum Katinka – end July 2023
Katinka is a purple-blue plum that ripens early in the season ie late July. Katinka plums are more often eaten
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Plum Zurna – End July 2023
Zurna variety is a Siberian plum which are a large-fruited variety that is well-suited for northern growing regions. They are
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Persimmons – July/August 2023
The persimmon tree is a beautiful sight in late July, with its delicate flowers and small, green fruit. The flowers
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Golden Delicious Apple – Trialing Additional Info – Starting March 2023
A colleague suggested the following varieties, many of which are patented in US and Czechoslovakia. not just ‘clones’ of GD,
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Final Outcome – Pot grown Potatoes – June 2023
This is a final update on this years ‘Pot Grown New Potatoes’ and our original blog entry at https://www.gb-online.co.uk/gb-wordpress/pot-grown-potatoes-2023/ We
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Pocket Plum (Taphrina pruni) fungal pathogen of Blackthorn – June 2023
I was inspecting this years possible crop of sloes, hoping to make some sloe gin in Autumn, and I came
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Cantharis Nigricans (soldier beetle) – late May 2023
Whilst we were looking for green weevils and aphids in our orchard we came across this unusual beetle. We have
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Update on Mistletoe Grafting – May 2023
We have an update here on an apple tree that was grafted with scions already with mistletoe (latin name Viscum
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Another update on Mason Bees – May 2023
One of the most important requirements for a Mason Bee is mud !! Where we are situated it is not
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Grafting Large Diameter Asian Pear Scions – May 2023
We had the need to graft a relatively large diameter scion of an ‘Asian Pear – Okusankchi’. The scion was
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