The Squirrel Question
What is the best way to deal with squirrels in the garden? This is a question that many growers find themselves grappling with year after… Read More
Category Archives: Orchard Care
EXPERT INTERVIEW: Q&A with Ecological Landscaper Tom Sullivan of Pollinators Welcome
During the third week of our 10-week research program with student researchers from Swarthmore, students interviewed experts and local community partners about what citizens could… Read More
EXPERT INTERVIEW: Q&A with Pollinator Master Gardener Howard Goldstein On Building a Pollinator-Friendly Habitat
During the third week of our 10-week research program with student researchers from Swarthmore, students interviewed experts and local community partners about what citizens could… Read More
ISSUE BRIEFING: Threats to Honeybee & Native Bee Populations and What You Can Do!
This issue briefing comes to us from Daria Syskine and Bethany Bronkema, two of the four student researchers from Swarthmore who spent 10 weeks with… Read More
ISSUE BRIEFING: Threats to Monarch Butterfly Habitat and Migration and What You Can Do!
This issue briefing comes to us from Aaron Urquidez and Momi Jeschke, two of the four student researchers from Swarthmore, who spent 10 weeks with… Read More
Fruit Thinning & Recipes for Unripe Thinned Plums
This time of year, most common fruit trees need thinning as they tend to overproduce fruit. Many work days that POP participates in this time… Read More
POP TIPS: Spinosad Orchard Sprays
POP encourages all orchard partners and backyard fruit growers to take every step in orchard management prior to pesticide or fungicide application. However, the unfortunate… Read More
POP Field Trip: Truelove Seeds
All summations have a beginning, all effect has astory, all kindness begins with the sown seed.Thought buds toward radiance. The gospel oflight is the crossroads… Read More
POP TIPS: Black Knot on Cherry and Plum Trees
Black Knot identification, symptoms, and life cycle Sometimes, in the springtime, cherry and plum trees may develop subtle, velvety olive-green swellings on their branches or… Read More