Independent gardening advice for real gardens, balconies and windowsills.
Everything you need to plant, prune and harvest apples in a home orchard, from rootstock choice to variety selection.
The question of intercropping a young orchard is one to be carefully considered. As it is often practiced it is very injurious to the orchard, but it is possible to manage crops so as to be of very li...
There are two general types of picking ladders, the rung and the step ladders. For large trees the rung ladders are the best. They may be obtained in lengths to suit the height of the tree. Lengths of...
The common tillage practice in the sections where it is most followed is to plow either in late fall or as early as possible in the spring. Whether fall or spring plowing is best depends on two things...
Get the basics right at planting time and your apple tree will reward you for decades.
A clear, annual pruning routine that improves light, airflow and fruit quality without sacrificing the crop.
Match flavour, harvest time and disease resistance to your garden for a more reliable apple crop.