Excerpt from my little pruning book ” Pruning Fruit Trees: A Beginners Guide“ If you prune your feijoa annually – you’ll find there’s not much to do. A lovely, feet on the ground job. I like to prune my feijoa’s right after harvest. Don’t remove more than a third of the canopy. Stack up your […]
May Fruit Tree To Do List
By | LastUpdated May 1, 2024
May is the month to get prep’d for fruit + shelter + fun tree planting. A little bit of tree research goes such a long way! Do it! As does my favourite stake + marinate, an easy, hands on way of working out what fruit tree goes where before ordering your trees in. If you […]
April Fruit Tree To Do List
By | LastUpdated April 1, 2024
This month is all about harvesting nuts, preparing deciduous fruit trees for winter, caring for citrus and planning new fruit/shelter/ nut trees. Citrus Care Young developing fruits alert you to pay attention. The adult crop relies on actions taken now: good moisture, thinning, mulching and at this time of year – rat control too! Moisture […]
March Fruit Tree To Do List
By | LastUpdated March 1, 2024
Young trees need to be at the fore front throughout summer. This month, take stock of yours. Rescue may well be on your radar depending on how the weather’s been at yours. If the soil beneath is dry, water them back to barely moist, then scatter some nicely pre decomposed arborist tree mulch about them. […]
