Essential Orchard Work for Early Summer
Summer can seem like a quiet, peaceful time in the orchard, but there are still plenty of important jobs to be getting on with.
Summer can seem like a quiet, peaceful time in the orchard, but there are still plenty of important jobs to be getting on with.
An interesting idea that still has potential, but mistakes (many mistakes) were made. Time to reboot.
With apple fruitlets a little on the small size, it was time to re-thin the pot-grown apple trees.
Thinning out weaker, surplus fruitlets helps to improve the size and quality of the final fruits.
A healthy display of blossom should hopefully mean a few fruits to enjoy later in the year.
In which we plant out our new fruit trees into air-pot containers.