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Category: Quotations

John Worlidge, on Growing Pears for Perry

Mr Worlidge outlines the advantages of growing pears rather than apples in wet, heavy soils, and tells us the best C17th sorts to plant for perry.

Published November 25, 2023
Categorised as Cider and Perry, Quotations Tagged C17th, cider, cyder, John Worlidge, pear, perry

“Agricola” on the Moral Philanthropy of Good Cider

I have no idea who this “Agricola” fellow might have been, but by Jove, I do like the sound of his pro-cider rhetoric.

Published September 30, 2023
Categorised as Quotations Tagged Agricola, C19th, cider, orcharding, philanthropy

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.

Published May 27, 2023
Categorised as Quotations Tagged alcoholic drink, C17th, distillation, John French

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.

Published March 25, 2023
Categorised as Cider and Perry, Quotations Tagged C18th, cider, cyder, M Chomel, Richard Bradley

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.

Published March 19, 2023
Categorised as Cider and Perry, Quotations Tagged C18th, cider, cyder, herbal, M Chomel, mixtures, Richard Bradley

Conrad Heresbach (and Barnaby Googe) on Graffing

A few words of reasonable wisdom on ‘graffing’ from a learned C16th gentleman… plus a whole lot of apparent nonsense.

Published March 9, 2023
Categorised as Quotations Tagged Barnabe Googe, C16th, C17th, grafting, Konrad Heresbach

Anon, on Preserving Fruit Blossom from Spring Frosts

This C18th method for protecting fruit trees from the cold sounds a bit suspect to me, but the author was clearly convinced.

Published February 9, 2023
Categorised as Orchard Science, Quotations Tagged C18th, frost protection, irrigation

Benjamin Whitmill (the Elder) on Gathering Cyons

Here’s some eighteenth century advice on the best time to collect pear and plum scions and how to store them before grafting.

Published February 2, 2023
Categorised as Quotations, Top Fruit Grafting Tagged Benjamin Whitmill, C18th, grafting, scion cutting, scions

David Brossard, on Cherishing Apple Trees in Winter

What a lovely idea. I’m sure we all want to cherish our trees properly in winter, don’t we? Buckets at the ready, folks.

Published January 31, 2023
Categorised as Quotations Tagged advice, apple, C16th, David Brossard, fertiliser, Leonard Mascall

Dr A. W. Chase, on the Health Benefits of Apples

This C19th medical man was clearly a big fan of the humble apple and its wealth of health-giving properties.

Published January 26, 2023
Categorised as Quotations Tagged apple, Dr A W Chase, health, medicine

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  1. Darren T on Decision Time For My ‘Air-Pot Mini-Orchard’ Apple TreesNovember 26, 2023

    Nope, absolutely perfect timing :)

  2. Darren T on Decision Time For My ‘Air-Pot Mini-Orchard’ Apple TreesNovember 26, 2023

    Wow. Amanda, thank you so much, that is *amazing* advice. I was planning to spend hours and hours researching the…

  3. Amanda on Decision Time For My ‘Air-Pot Mini-Orchard’ Apple TreesNovember 26, 2023

    sorry- that was just a tad late

  4. Amanda on Decision Time For My ‘Air-Pot Mini-Orchard’ Apple TreesNovember 26, 2023

    Also, regarding planting in pots and exhaustion of nutrients and deterioration of soil structure, I'll share what I've done with…

  5. Darren T on My Fruit Harvest Highlights – 2023 EditionNovember 22, 2023

    You're welcome Russ! Best of luck with your grafting experiments, please do keep me posted.

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