There is only one sure way to keep the birds off your fruit – and that’s to bird net.
The First Espalier Prune of the Season
By | LastUpdated December 29, 2022
A quick prune of the upward shoots on your espalier keeps things fruitful and promotes fresh shoots. Go along each branch and reduce long upward shoots back to 2 or 3 buds. How simple is that. Where there is a cluster of shoots, thin them out leaving about 20cm between each one. Completely remove the […]
How To Thin Fruit (And Why You Need To)
By | LastUpdated December 24, 2023
Removing excess fruit from an over-burdened tree rewards you with a more robust tree and better fruit (this year and next). From mid-spring on keep an eye on your fruit trees and thin heavily loaded trees as fruits reach marble size. Because Steady is Good Thinning is removing extras to improve the remainder. And it […]
Pump Up Your Fruit Production
By | LastUpdated September 1, 2020
Today I’m sharing a September task that’ll really up your fruit production in your deciduous fruit trees – pears, apples, plums, apricots. An awesome party trick to slow growth down on over zealous plums and stubbornly upright pears. It’s time to tie down young branches, to change their direction from up to out. Especially important […]
