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
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Farming for the Future: Recap of the 2018 PASA Winter Conference
POP staff were thrilled to attend Farming for the Future, the 2018 PASA Winter Conference. The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, or PASA, is the largest… Read More
Does your tree look like it’s bleeding sap? It might be Bacterial or Fungal Canker!
We recently received an update from Penn State Extension about bacterial canker on stone fruits (cherry, plum, peach, etc.) which provides one upside to hot… 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
Tips for Managing Codling Moth: Don’t Give Me that Frass!
The worm in your apple is usually actually a codling moth larvae! Often found inside apples, pears, and walnuts as the light pink worm that’s… Read More
Peach Leaf Curl
Check your peach trees! We’re getting a lot of reports and questions again this spring about peach leaf curl on trees around the city. This… Read More
Compost Tea Sprays for Orchards
Compost tea sprays are one of the best means to improve the health and productivity of orchard trees. There are three primary application times: 1.… Read More
Dormant/Horticultural Oil Sprays
Dormant Oil, also known as Horticultural Oil, is an oil that is mixed with water and a solvent such as soap and is sprayed on… Read More