Tag: pear | Orchard Notes

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

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

Two nights of bad weather after early blossom has bloomed is bad news, but hopefully not the end of this year’s crop.

Another round up of videos, this time explaining the best way to cut and store scion wood for grafting.

Top fruit harvest season is here, so it’s time for a guide to picking apples and pears the safe and careful way.

Fruit thinning is an essential operation to carry out to improve your chances of better quality fruit this year and more fruit buds next year.

2020 has been a rather excellent year for fruit blossom. Here’s a gallery of some examples I’ve seen in various places.

A grey but dry and hugely enjoyable Sunday afternoon was well spent on helping to finish off this year’s winter pruning work.