the last of the pruning until next year
All posts in orchards
The pruning goes on…
Woodpecker kills off tree
Formative pruning – young trees
pruning young trees for strength, form and fruit
First big harvest
Another season in the orchard
Orchard notes – Shepton Mallet
right plant, right place
Crop walking in August
the good and the bad
A new cider orchard for Somerset – Pylle
Lizzie, Angela, Gilly, Fiona, Amanda, Jane…. cider apples
A difficult year for apples
Not enough sunshine for top fruit…
Giant apples for cider bar – Somerset
Naturally sparkling cider and giant apples.
A light prune in the orchard
Thinning shoots around the leader