How to Get More Fruit From Your Home Orchard Trees Talk about firm fruit! Actually these are homemade branch weights I add to encourage fruiting. Sometimes my young fruit trees get out of line, that is they send vertical shoots to the high heavens and leave me standing out of arm’s reach and picking distance, [...]
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Stone Fruit: Rock Your Orchard’s World
August 6th, 2011 · 22 Comments
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Every Time a Peach Is Bruised a Farmer Cries
July 29th, 2011 · 46 Comments
A quick press can leave a lasting and unpalatable impression It’s no secret I love peaches–their rich flavor, succulent juice and heady perfume. I’m even starstruck (and foolish) enough to try to grow them in the maritime Pacific Northwest. This year my eleven Peach Leaf Curl Resistant trees remain basically fruitless. I have a very [...]
Vermiculture: Tom’s New Can of Worms
May 11th, 2011 · 21 Comments
How to Make a Cheap and Portable Worm Compost Bin Black Gold, Tall Clover Tea: Homegrown worm castings and compost are in your grasp My interest in worms began at an early age when I realized the creatures had special powers; they could make my sister squeal and lure lake fish to my awaiting hook. [...]
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