Fruit trees look kinda static, but they’re super dynamic! Hormones, enzymes, sugars – much goes on as they constantly adapt to the wet, dry, windy, hot, cold, pest, pathogens – add to that their innate push to grow you some delicious fruits and there’s a lot going on! Fermented stinging nettle and comfrey tea is […]
July’s Fruit Tree To-Do List
By | LastUpdated July 1, 2024
Winter is tree planting season, so I’m including all trees, in this months to do list. Make the most of this seasonal planting opportunity! As well as planting deciduous fruit trees, get onto shelter plantings – it’s so important for your food gardens to be tucked away from big winds, and use this once a […]
How To Grow Raspberries
By | LastUpdated July 1, 2024
Awesome crops of awesome raspberries begins with a good setup, and so today I’m focusing you in on getting the basics sorted first: choosing a good location + a good variety. With this well sorted, their care is easy i.e. less pests and disease + better crops. From there we move into bird protection, creating […]
How To Prune Raspberries
By | LastUpdated June 30, 2024
For hearty crops of big berries – prune your raspberries! An annual prune makes the wickedest difference to harvest and health – check out those Clutha raspberries above! And as long as your berry patch isn’t scary wild, its a quick job on a sunny winters day. Summer fruiters + autumn fruiters There are two […]
