Plant Citrus, Prune Tamarillos and Feed your Fruit Trees
Edible Backyard Plant Citrus, Prune Tamarillos and Feed your Fruit Trees Citrus and Subtropical Planting Time is Here! Years ago I read an article by Russel Fransham from Subtropica that advocated...
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Edible Backyard Leaf Curl Leaf curl will be showing up in your stonefruit about now – spring being the season of fungi. Here’s my all round approach to managing fun-guys. It’s too late to do anything...
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Edible Backyard The first Espalier prune of the season This afternoon I pruned the lateral shoots on my Nashi Espalier. This quick prune keeps things fruitful and promotes fresh shoots, the very same...
View ArticleTesting Apples For Ripeness + A Super Helpful Calendar
Edible Backyard Testing Apples For Ripeness + A Super Helpful Calendar One of my most asked questions is “How do I know when apples/plums/ pears are ripe?” I remember wondering that too. The...
View ArticleBoost your fruit trees this autumn
Edible Backyard Boost your fruit trees this autumn Leaves are turning gold and starting to fall, marking the end of a cycle of growth and the beginning of another as the leaf donates its goodness back...
View ArticleJune’s Fruit Tree To-Do List: Your Top 5
Edible Backyard June’s Fruit Tree To-Do List: Your Top 5 Such wonderful synchronicity. As the vegie patch slows down, it’s time to be caring for our fruit trees. And here are the five things you really...
View ArticlePruning Cuts Explained + How To Prune Feijoas
Edible Backyard Pruning Cuts Explained + How To Prune Feijoas Before you prune anything, I want you to understand two types of pruning cuts. What a difference to your fruit trees when you give up...
View ArticleIt’s Time To Feed Your Fruit Trees
Edible Backyard It’s Time To Feed Your Fruit Trees The orchard is waking up. Hurrah! blossom will soon be here. The trees sleep is over, and so is the gardeners. Its time to get on the job. One of the...
View ArticleHow To Prune A Grape
Edible Backyard How To Prune A Grape Grapes fruit on their new season wood. Prune them every year to avoid a tangle of shoots and to grow better fruits. Grapevines have a tonne of vigour and left to...
View ArticleGrow Your Own Peach Tree
Edible Backyard Grow Your Own Peach Tree The peach trees are sprouting! Save stones from your favourite peach this summer and grow them on for your very own, hardy little peach (or apricot) tree. This...
View ArticleHow to Pick and Store Plums
Edible Backyard How to Pick and Store Plums There’s a small window, a perfect moment when fruit is ripe for picking. The only way you catch it is by keeping an eye on your crops. With a plum, I reckon...
View ArticleHow to summer prune stonefruit
Edible Backyard How to summer prune stonefruit Plums, Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines, Almonds and Cherries are best pruned in summer when they finish fruiting. There’s a few good reasons to prune them...
View ArticleTesting Apples For Ripeness + A Super Helpful Calendar
Edible Backyard Testing Apples For Ripeness + A Super Helpful Calendar One of my most asked questions is “How do I know when apples/plums/ pears are ripe?” I remember wondering that too. The...
View ArticleBoost Citrus + Prep for New Citrus Trees
Edible Backyard Boost Citrus + Prep for New Citrus Trees A bit of love and attention directed at citrus trees right now, supports new fruits to turn into glorious adult fruits. Soil, water, feed +...
View ArticleBoost Your Fruit Trees This Autumn
Edible Backyard Boost Your Fruit Trees This Autumn Leaves are turning gold and starting to fall, marking the end of a cycle of growth and the beginning of another as the leaf donates its goodness back...
View ArticleA Pre Prune Ponder
Edible Backyard A Pre Prune Ponder It’s really helpful to hang out with your fruit trees this month and have a pre prune ponder. Especially if you are new to pruning. Take some twine or rags or pegs...
View ArticlePruning Cuts Explained + How To Prune Feijoas
Edible Backyard Pruning Cuts Explained + How To Prune Feijoas Before you prune anything, I want you to understand two types of pruning cuts. What a difference to your fruit trees when you give up...
View ArticleJune’s Fruit Tree To-Do List: Your Top 5
Edible Backyard June’s Fruit Tree To-Do List: Your Top 5 Such wonderful synchronicity. As the vegie patch slows down, it’s time to be caring for our fruit trees. And here are the five things you really...
View ArticleHow To Prune Raspberries
Edible Backyard How To Prune Raspberries For hearty crops of big berries – get pruning this winter! Pruning makes the wickedest difference to harvest and health. And unless your berry patch is scary...
View ArticleHow To Prune A Grape
Edible Backyard How To Prune A Grape Grapes fruit on new season wood. Prune your grapes every year to avoid a tangle of shoots and to grow better fruits. Grapevines have a tonne of vigour and left to...
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