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Tag: Ordsall Hall

How Do You Like Them (‘Howgate Wonder’) Apples?

These two rather Wonderous apples were harvested this week from the stepover tree on our allotment plot.

Published October 10, 2021
Categorised as Feature Articles, Top Fruit Harvesting Tagged apple, heritage, howgate wonder, Ordsall Hall

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

Jo Green Makes ‘Ordsall Hog Pudding’ (via William Kitchiner)

Here’s a modern take on one of William Kitchiner’s apple recipes, courtesy of Ordsall Hall’s Head Gardener, Jo Green.

Published October 1, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple, hog pudding, Ordsall Hall, sausage

Dealing With Pear Midge Problems the Organic Way

Spring 2021 has brought blossom, but also pest and physiological problems in Ordsall Hall’s heritage pear trees

Published May 9, 2021
Categorised as Feature Articles, Orchard P&D Tagged frost damage, Ordsall Hall, pear, pear blossom, pear midge

Gallery: Pear Blossom at Ordsall Hall, Spring 2021

Enjoy this selection of photos of the Hall’s heritage pear trees in full bloom a couple of weeks ago.

Published May 8, 2021
Categorised as Gallery Tagged Ordsall Hall, pear, pear blossom, spring

Gallery: Winter in the Orchard at Ordsall Hall

A few pics, taken in haste before my fingers froze, on a bitterly cold January morning,.

Published January 20, 2021
Categorised as Gallery Tagged orchard imagery, Ordsall Hall, winter
  1. Darren T on Time to Check Grafted Trees for Rootstock RegrowthSeptember 12, 2023

    Hi Patti - Yes, I'm afraid it sounds very much as though that's what happened. Sometimes if the graft union…

  2. Patti on Time to Check Grafted Trees for Rootstock RegrowthSeptember 12, 2023

    I have a cherry tree that I bought this year. It was grafted onto a Maximas 14 rootstock. There seems…

  3. Darren T on Stepover Apple Trees: Winter Pruning Year OneAugust 28, 2023

    Quick summary of the info I put in my email reply (thanks for the pics!) for the benefit of anyone…

  4. Darren T on Harvest 2022 – Top Fruit from the Allotment OrchardAugust 28, 2023

    It is a rather superb cultivar, isn't it? Sadly our tree has only produced a few apples this year, but…

  5. John on Harvest 2022 – Top Fruit from the Allotment OrchardAugust 27, 2023

    My Isle of Wight 'Howgate Wonder' grows well in the N. Yorkshire/Co. Durham border. Good Southern apple!! In my youth…

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