POP TIPS: Fermented Herbal Tea Sprays
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
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
One of the main goals of the POP Learning Orchard is to demonstrate the wide variety of edible perennials that grow in our climate, with… Read More
“You HAVE to try the pears I bought from the market yesterday.” My friend and I have a colorful enthusiasm for the things that we… 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
Spraying biofungicides on your tree to suppress diseases is like releasing beneficial insects in your orchard to decrease pest populations. Sometimes when I think about… Read More
by Anisa George Figs have been with us from the beginning. You’ve probably seen one or two pictures of Adam and Eve being booted out… Read More
The Story Behind EM SOIL HEALTH IS PLANT HEALTH Healthy soil is essential for maintaining healthy, bountiful gardens, orchards, and farms. Optimal soil health can… 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
A wart. A lump. An inconspicuous bump. Many scale insects can go undetected due to the protective, waxy, shell-like covering that is often mistaken for… Read More