POP TIPS: Summer Weeding Considerations
Do I have to pull that? I thought to myself as I admired a lush patch of flowering violets in a row of ripe strawberries.… Read More
Do I have to pull that? I thought to myself as I admired a lush patch of flowering violets in a row of ripe strawberries.… Read More
We’ve come to associate spraying with noxious pesticides that kill beneficial insects and harm our health and soils, but there are other kinds of sprays… Read More
Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) is a bacterial disease affecting pome fruits including apples, pears, Asian pears, and close relatives like quinces and hawthorns. It gets… Read More
February is the heart of orchard pruning season in our climate- time to put on the snow boots and get out there! Please check out the POP Monthly Orchard Task List for recommended… Read More
Orchard care is a year round undertaking and January is the kickoff to pruning season in our climate. Please check out our POP Monthly Orchard Task List for… Read More
The busy orchard season has finally come to a close and many orchard plants have already gone dormant for the winter. That said, there are… Read More
Fall is an important time for orchard care and there are a number of best practices in November that can help ensure a better harvest next… Read More
Fall weather is here! October is our last big month of orchard harvests, with late apples, pears, persimmons, chestnuts, kiwiberries, and more. And still a few… Read More
September is always an exciting month for orchard harvests, with many of our favorite fruits ripening including figs, paw paws, Asian pears, almonds and more! … Read More