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Robert Ingram, on Not Picking Pears Too Early

When it comes to perfect pears, practicing patience is the prudent path to proper picking.

Published October 1, 2021
Categorised as Quotations, Top Fruit Harvesting Tagged C19th, fruit picking, harvesting, pear, Robert Ingram

Thomas Tusser, on Gathering Fruit Not Too Timely

Here are a few words of sixteenth century wisdom on the subject of managing your fruit harvest.

Published September 30, 2021
Categorised as Quotations Tagged C16th, harvesting, poetry

Quick Reminder: How to Pick Apples and Pears

With harvest season starting, here’s a reminder of how to pick apples and pears without doing undue damage in the process.

Published September 2, 2021
Categorised as Feature Articles, Top Fruit Harvesting Tagged harvesting, picking, tree health

‘Beauty of Bath’ is our First Apple of 2021

The first apples of 2021 are ready for picking and in the Plot #79 orchard, that means it’s time for ‘Beauty of Bath’

Published August 12, 2021
Categorised as Feature Articles, Top Fruit Harvesting Tagged apple, Beauty of Bath, harvesting, phase I, picking
  1. Darren T on Dealing With Pear Midge Problems the Organic WayJune 2, 2023

    I'm sorry Ruth, but I don't have much experience with spraying, so I wouldn't know what to advise there. I…

  2. Ruth Loomis on Dealing With Pear Midge Problems the Organic WayJune 1, 2023

    I have severe pear leaf curl destroying leaves on 1/2 of one tree and starting to spread to neighbor trees.…

  3. Darren T on Gallery: Lifecycle of an Apple, From Bud to Blossom to FruitMay 29, 2023

    Hi Camille - Well, blossom rates in apple trees are determined by a wide variety of factors, so it can…

  4. Camille on Gallery: Lifecycle of an Apple, From Bud to Blossom to FruitMay 28, 2023

    Hi, Darren ~ I live in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan, not far from Lake Michigan, which tempers our…

  5. Ed on A Frost-Pruned Fig Tree, and What Happened NextMay 24, 2023

    I suspect that this giant of a tree will have to be cut down substantially in the next couple weeks…

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