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Harvest 2022 – Top Fruit from the Allotment Orchard

Here are the extended highlights of this year’s harvest of apples, pears, quinces, plums and damsons. Top fruit galore!

Published October 23, 2022
Categorised as Feature Articles, Top Fruit Harvesting Tagged apple, cordon, damson, harvest, medlar, pear, plum, quince, stepover, top fruit

Robert May, on Making a ‘Tart of Medlers’

Wondering what to do with your medlars once they start dropping from the tree? Here’s a C17th recipe that might come in useful.

Published October 15, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged C17th, medlar, medlar dessert, medlar recipe, Robert May

How To: Make Medlar Cheese and Medlar Jelly

Making medlar cheese and medlar jelly are great ways to get the best out of this unusual and tasty Autumn fruit. Here’s how.

Published December 11, 2021
Categorised as Feature Articles, Orchard Cookery Tagged medlar, medlar cheese, medlar jelly, preserved fruit, preserving

Plot #79 Orchard Year in Review, 2021 Edition

We’ve had a mixed year on our allotment plot orchard. Here’s a round-up of the good, the bad and the downright ugly.

Published November 28, 2021
Categorised as Feature Articles, Orchard Work Tagged 2021 update, apple, apple canker, codling moth, fireblight, medlar, pear, pigeon, Plot #79, plum

The 2021 Ordsall Hall Medlar Forecast is: ‘Very Good’

One of the most reliable fruits in the heritage orchard has a very long history and a very unique flavour.

Published October 9, 2021
Categorised as Feature Articles, Orchard Work Tagged heritage, medlar, Ordsall Hall

Now Collecting Historical Orchard Recipes

I’ve started putting together an index page of the archive recipes that I’m posting on the site.

Published April 25, 2021
Categorised as Site Updates Tagged apple, bullace, cherry, damson, fig, medlar, nectarine, orchard cookery, orchard history, peach, pear, plum, pluot, quince, research project, warden
  1. Darren T on Conrad Heresbach (and Barnaby Googe) on GraffingMarch 12, 2023

    You're welcome Brigitte, glad you found in interesting :)

  2. Brigitte Webster on Conrad Heresbach (and Barnaby Googe) on GraffingMarch 12, 2023

    Really interesting! Thank you! Learnt a lot!

  3. Darren T on A Frost-Pruned Fig Tree, and What Happened NextFebruary 26, 2023

    Hi Rick - I'd say it depends on whether you're likely to have any more harsh frosts in north Alabama…

  4. Rick on A Frost-Pruned Fig Tree, and What Happened NextFebruary 25, 2023

    Should I cut back the frost bite tips of my fig tree? They are a much darker color than the…

  5. Darren T on May Byron, on Making ‘Apples, Scalloped’February 12, 2023

    That's a good point, pick a nice, tart cooking apple and it wouldn't be overly sugary. And that fig tart…

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