Tag: pear | Orchard Notes

Top-Fruit Thinning Season is Here Again

It’s that fruitlet thinning time of year again! Grab your sharpest snips and head on down to your orchard.

Spring-time in the orchard and beautiful blossom buds are about to burst into life. So why is it such a tense and worrying time..?

This new book on orchard planning, establishment and management covers all the essential bases.

Here’s an eighteenth century twist on a seasonal classic, involving good winter pears and a pint of port.

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.

This modern take on Thomas Dawson’s C16th recipe is a delicious combination of pears, candied orange, sugar and spice.

Here’s a delicious-sounding, rather boozy, spicy-sweet, early C18th recipe for baking and stewing Warden pears.

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

Wondering how to i.d. a mystery apple or pear variety? Here’s a guide to: doing it yourself, asking an expert, and DNA testing.