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 pruned hard in the past and ended up with loads of tall shoots, spring is an excellent time to tie them down or head back so as […]
August Fruit Tree to-do List
By | LastUpdated August 1, 2024
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. Cross your fingers the weather aligns and keep your eye on the prize because boom! from swelling bud to that first slither of pink to […]
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 […]
Pruning 101: Thinning Cuts + Heading Cuts
By | LastUpdated June 3, 2024
Understanding the difference between thinning cuts and heading cuts will transform your pruning life. What a difference to the productivity and health of your fruit trees when you give up heading and get thinning! Heading A heading cut, also referred to as ‘heading back’, is a cut that shortens. A trees version of a haircut. […]
