Early Spring Orchard Care Tips
Happy Spring, Fellow Orchardists! With the past few weeks of balmy rain and bud and flower break, we wanted to remind you of some early spring tips for tending to… Read More
Category Archives: Orchard Care
POP CORE Recap & Orchard Care Through the Seasons
An endeavor to realize the potential and beauty of fully productive, well cared-for eco-orchards in every neighborhood, POPCORE seeks to encourage the self-sufficiency of our… Read More
Winter Pruning: Workshop Review & Pruning Guide
POP kicked off its 2017 season on Jan. 28th with a sold-out class on winter pruning held at Awbury Arboretum’s Agricultural Village. Executive Director Phil… Read More
How did we do last year? POP’s 2016 Orchard Survey Summary
POP has been surveying all of our orchard partners at season’s end since 2013. Each year’s qualitative and quantitative results have shown growth, improvement, and… Read More
Building Living Soils with Biochar
This edition of POP Tips written by 2016 Orchard Apprentice Alkebu-lan Marcus and Education Director Alyssa Schimmel. What if you could turn vegetative waste like twigs, wood… Read More
Plant Spotlight: The Joyful Juneberry (Amelanchier spp)
It’s June, and that means a piece of good news for us all: the juneberries are ripening! While this is making some of us leap… Read More
Plant Spotlight: Meet the Pawpaw! (Asimina triloba)
By 2016 POP Intern, Lucia Kearney. I first encountered the pawpaw one late-September day when my former elementary school art teacher came to my parents’… Read More
Organic Sulfur Spray and Early Spring Management
Updated August 2022 by POP Orchard Assistant, Erika D’Andrea. Originally published by 2015 POP Intern, Steve Palder, and Program Director, Robyn Mello POP encourages all… Read More
Pruning: Bushes, Brambles, and Vines
These categories of woody perennial edibles are are often considered much lower maintenance than fruit trees. As a result, it’s come to POP’s attention that… Read More