Spotlight on Blueberries: Troubleshooting the Local Legacy
THE LEGACY A lot of blueberry history is steeped in South Jersey, which continues to be the blueberry highbush production capital today. In 1910, Elizabeth… Read More
Herbal Salves: Workshop Recap and How-To
In May 2021, Nyambi Royster of Nyambi Naturals hosted a salve-making workshop with the Philadelphia Orchard Project in the beautiful and relaxing POP Learning Orchard… Read More
Add Dogwood Fruit to Your Forage List this Year
It’s never the wrong time to step back and consider the multitude of common and uncommon fruits that grow almost without effort in our Mediterranean… Read More
2020 POP Orchard Partner Survey Summary
POP surveys all of our orchard partners at season’s end and we like to share what we’ve learned. Each year, we ask partners about their… Read More
Spotlight on Goumi Berry: Nitrogen Fixer Extraordinaire
Plant Facts Cherry Silverberry, Cherry Elaeagnus, Cibie, Longpipe Bush, Daio-Gumi…a plant of many names, but uncommonly known in North America, the prolific Goumi Berry (Elaeagnus… Read More
POP TIPS: June Orchard Tasks
June is an important time for some key orchard care tasks including fruit thinning and pest and disease management practices. And June is of course when many of… Read More
POP TIPS: Spotted Lanternfly management update
We are still learning how much of a problem SLF (check out our earlier Spotted Lanternfly: New Orchard Superpest post for a general intro) will… Read More
Introduction to Aquaponics
What is Aquaponics? Aquaponics is the fusion of aquaculture, the process of raising fish, with hydroponics, the practice of raising plants without soil. The fish… Read More
POP TIPS: May Orchard Care Tasks
May is another important month for orchard care, as this is the season when many insect pests first emerge and damage from many diseases is also first noted. Please… Read More
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