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Latest Feature Articles
- Hügelkultur in the Orchard Nursery
I grew my newly-grafted apple trees in a mature Hügelkultur bed last year and was quite impressed with the results. - Gallery: Lifecycle of an Apple, From Bud to Blossom to FruitFollow the lifecycle of a single apple bud from dormancy to harvest, in this series of 40+ photos.
- Another Grafting #EpicFail – A ‘Family’ Tree, Killed by CankerThe best laid plans of orchardists gang aft aglay when apple tree diseases get involved, including my latest grafting experiment.
- Book Notes: English Orchards, a Landscape History, by Gerry Barnes and Tom WilliamsonThis fascinating history of orchards and in the English landscape is essential reading for pomologists and social historians alike.
- Winter Pruning Cordon Apple Trees, ‘Short Spur’ MethodI’ve been winter pruning my cordon apple trees; here’s the general method I used and details of how I pruned each tree.
- The Museum of Cider, a Highlight of HerefordThe Museum of Cider offers a rather fascinating visitor experience that any apple, orchard or cider fans will thoroughly enjoy.
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Most Recent Posts & Articles
- Mrs Brian Luck, on Making ‘Gooseberry Cream Without Cream’This WWI-era Belgian dessert recipe could be a useful way to use up a gooseberry glut.
- John French, on Making ‘Water of Fruits’Please find enclosed 1 (one) instruction leaflet for your C17th home distillation kit; brick furnace, alembic and stave barrel not included.
- Free Online Resource – Fruit Books by the HundredCan I interest you in a big ol’ list of fruit books, many of them free to access online? Read on if so…
- Thomas Jenner, on the ‘Best Way to Preserve Goose-Berries’This probably plagiarised mid-C17th recipe seems to be for gooseberry jam, in all but name.
- Martha Pritchard Stanford, on Making ‘Apple Farcie’Apple scoops at the ready for this dish of fresh fruit stuffed full of nutty, citrusy, creamy, boozy goodness.
- Hügelkultur in the Orchard NurseryI grew my newly-grafted apple trees in a mature Hügelkultur bed last year and was quite impressed with the results.
- Adelaide Keen, on Making German ‘Apple Balls’This early C20th recipe from a lady of… quite strongly-held views, is for a fried morsel that sounds like a tasty treat to me.
- Jeanette C. Van Duyn on Making ‘Fig Preserve Dainty’Here are the building blocks of a quick, easy and apparently improvised dessert to help you use up some of your stored fruit preserves.
- Gallery: Lifecycle of an Apple, From Bud to Blossom to FruitFollow the lifecycle of a single apple bud from dormancy to harvest, in this series of 40+ photos.
- M. Chomel (and Richard Bradley) on ‘Boiling of Cyder’Why on earth would you want to boil cyder? Here’s a suggestion from the C18th, courtesy of Messrs. Chomel and Bradley.
- Another Grafting #EpicFail – A ‘Family’ Tree, Killed by CankerThe best laid plans of orchardists gang aft aglay when apple tree diseases get involved, including my latest grafting experiment.
- M. Chomel (and Richard Bradley) on ‘Mixtures With Cyder’Here are a few C18th suggestions as to added flavours that you might – or might not – like to add to your cyder.
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