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Category: Quotations

Thomas Tusser, on Fruit to Plant in January

Looking for a handy checklist of fruit to plant before the month is out? Look no further.

Published January 22, 2021
Categorised as Quotations Tagged C16th, Thomas Tusser, tree planting

Leonard Mascall, on Graffing good Pepins

An intro to Genetic diversity and clonal propagation, sixteenth century style.

Published January 21, 2021
Categorised as Quotations Tagged C16th, grafting, pepins, pippins, propagation

Richard Arnold, on The Craft of Graffyng

“To graf frute that shal have no core.” Clear. concise, sixteenth century instructions are provided.

Published January 13, 2021
Categorised as Quotations

Rev. T Collings Brehaut, on Locating Your Fruit Tree

A few words of advice as true back in 1860 as they are today.

Published January 11, 2021
Categorised as Quotations Tagged C19th, tree planting

Samuel Colepress, on a Rare and Commendable Liquor

This sounds like a tasty twist on a traditional cider.

Published January 8, 2021
Categorised as Quotations Tagged C17th, cider, cyder, mulberry

R. Bradley, on Dealing With Unruly Espaliers

Are your pears unpleasing to Persons of Quality? Professor Bradley has the answer.

Published January 7, 2021
Categorised as Quotations Tagged C18th, espalier, pears, pomology

J.W. Robertson Scott, on The Mystery of Apple Growing

Turns out apple growing is a lot more straightforward than some folks make out…

Published January 6, 2021
Categorised as Quotations Tagged apples, C20th

F. A. Waugh, on Pruning vs No-Pruning

A gentleman fructiculturists’s forthright opinions on pruning, delivered in 1913.

Published January 3, 2021
Categorised as Quotations Tagged C20th, F A Waugh, pruning

Jacob Biggle, on Orchard Planning

A few words of wisdom from an orchard guide published back in 1906.

Published January 1, 2021
Categorised as Quotations Tagged C20th, orchard planning

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23 Jan

Speaking of Quince, the 4th release is a sparkling quince wine.

That's it. Just pure quince juice, fermented.

It's good!

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