Growing Peaches from Seed
Ever eat a delicious fruit and wonder about planting the seed to grow a new tree? Although common fruits are usually propagated through grafting, delicious… Read More
Category Archives: Orchard Care
Bagging Fruit
Try the simple, organic method of bagging fruit to protect your fruit tree from pests and diseases! This technique is most commonly used for apples… Read More
Neem Oil Sprays
Neem Oil is a vegetable oil derived from the neem tree (Azadirachta indica), native to India. The traditional uses of the neem tree are countless,… Read More
Brown Rot on Stone Fruits
What is brown rot? Brown rot is a common fungal disease (Monilinia fructicola) that affects trees in the “stone fruit” category such as peaches, nectarines,… Read More
Preventing and Treating Fire Blight
Fire blight is a bacterial disease mostly affecting apples, pears, Asian pears, and close relatives like quinces and hawthorns. It gets its name because it… Read More
Ramial Wood Chips and Weeding in Place
There are many different techniques a grower can use to add organic matter to improve soil. Using ramial wood chips and weeding in place are… Read More
Protecting Fruit from Birds
Protecting your orchard from birds is no small task. They want your fruit just as much–if not more–than you, and city living means fewer edible… Read More
Tent Caterpillars in Orchards
Emerging from a spider-web like tent of white silk and often seen on wild black cherry trees and those of apples, pears, plums and peaches,… Read More
Oriental Fruit Moth Alert!
The first Oriental Fruit Moths of the year often appear on our peach trees in early May. Although it is also known as Peach Tip… Read More