September Fruit Tree To-do List
Edible Backyard September Fruit Tree To-do List The story of your fruit harvest starts now – in the rising of the sap and the swelling of the buds. It’s a tale told by the bees, as they go blossom to...
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Edible Backyard August Fruit Tree to-do List August is your last chance to check in on tree vigour! How well did each of you fruit trees grow last season? Read all about it here, and use the info to...
View ArticleJuly’s Fruit Tree To-Do List
Edible Backyard July’s Fruit Tree To-Do List July is busy old month in the orchard calendar – we’re planting, pruning and most important of all, assessing new growth to decide whether or not to add...
View ArticleHow To Mulch Fruit Trees
Edible Backyard How To Mulch Fruit Trees Fruit trees, on the whole, do best with a living mulch, which is simply a covering of plants as in the photo above (yes that includes grass and weeds!) A living...
View ArticleJune’s Fruit Tree To-Do List
Edible Backyard June’s Fruit Tree To-Do List Planting, mulching and pruning – that’s the order of events this month. Planting is by far the most important! Plant fruit trees Yippee do – deciduous fruit...
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Edible Backyard May Fruit Tree To Do List May is the month to get prep’d for new fruit trees + shelter trees . A little bit of tree research goes such a long way! As does my favourite stake + marinate,...
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Edible Backyard April Fruit Tree To Do List This month is all about caring for citrus, preparing deciduous fruit trees for winter, planning for new fruit/nut or shelter trees, and harvesting nuts....
View ArticleMarch Fruit Tree To Do List
Edible Backyard March Fruit Tree To Do List Young trees need to be at the fore front throughout summer. This month, take stock of yours. If the soil beneath is dry, water them back to barely moist,...
View ArticleFebruary Fruit Tree To Do List
Edible Backyard February Fruit Tree To Do List Fruit trees are peaking! I hope the grass and herbal ley are thigh high and you’re revelling in surround sound fruit – late plums, pears, apples and oh so...
View ArticleJanuary Fruit Tree To Do List
Edible Backyard January Fruit Tree To Do List One of the most important tasks this month, is to check in on newly planted fruit trees. Check the soil beneath the mulch, and if its dry give it a […]...
View ArticleDecember Fruit Tree To Do List
Edible Backyard December Fruit Tree To Do List 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,...
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Edible Backyard November Fruit Tree To Do List November is when the summer fruits really get a roll on – grapes, currants, early plums and berries are forming revealing the harvest to come. Keep an eye...
View ArticleOctober Fruit Tree To Do List
Edible Backyard October Fruit Tree To Do List Loads to do in your food garden – both the vegie garden and fruit trees need you this month! Plan the weekends at home and get the family on board […]...
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Edible Backyard September Fruit Tree To-do List The story of your fruit harvest starts now – in the rising of the sap and the swelling of the buds. It’s a tale told by the bees, as they […] September...
View ArticleA Spring Prune for Plums + Peaches
Edible Backyard A Spring Prune for Plums + Peaches Stone fruit are naturally spreading trees, so for best shape and health – let them reach and spread as much as is practical, that being said if you’ve...
View ArticleAugust Fruit Tree to-do List
Edible Backyard August Fruit Tree to-do List Here come the early plums! Gorgeous times ahead as fruit trees wake from their winter slumber. As the carbs start to flow, I swear the trees get a glow on....
View ArticleJuly’s Fruit Tree To-Do List
Edible Backyard July’s Fruit Tree To-Do List 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...
View ArticleHow To Grow Raspberries
Edible Backyard How To Grow Raspberries 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...
View ArticlePruning 101: Thinning Cuts + Heading Cuts
Edible Backyard Pruning 101: Thinning Cuts + Heading Cuts Understanding the difference between thinning cuts and heading cuts will transform your pruning life. What a difference to the productivity and...
View ArticleJune’s Fruit Tree To-Do List
Edible Backyard June’s Fruit Tree To-Do List As the leaves begin to fall from our deciduous fruit trees, a few timely jobs rise to the surface. Time to Mulch Nature shows us its time to mulch! Leave...
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