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How Graft an Apricot 2 Feb 2013 | 03:45 am
This is the third year we have had a decent crop of apricots from our tree, so it is well and truly established. At my work there is another apricot tree in the garden that has larger fruit and alway...
How to test if your eggs are fresh 27 Dec 2012 | 12:14 pm
One of the side effects of having free range chickens is that from time to time they will decide to engage in a little off piste laying. It’s not a major deal obviously, but you might find yourself wo...
Protecting Espaliered Fruit from the Heat 22 Dec 2012 | 02:37 pm
As the summer sun warms up, don’t forget to protect your fruit. If you try to make the most of space within your garden you may be tempted to grow espalier fruit trees like me. I have three apples tha...
Bad year for Cherry and Pear slugs 15 Dec 2012 | 10:25 am
Judging from the number of slugs on my cherry tree and from the number of visitors to my blog looking for answers this has been a bad year for cherry and pear slugs. For those who aren’t familiar with...
Brown rot control in your fruit – organically. 7 Mar 2012 | 12:00 am
Brown rot One of my email subscribers just wrote to me and asked about brown rot in nectarines. As I had just posted about my great nectarine crop, I thought it would be a good idea to share the rea...
Bumper nectarine crop 4 Mar 2012 | 01:15 am
My abundance of nectarines - yay! This year has been a great year for nectarines. I think it has been a combination of factors coming together to produce a great crop. This year for once I managed t...
Pear and Cherry Slug Control 19 Dec 2011 | 11:13 pm
Pear and Cherry Slugs Pear and cherry slug is a common problem in my area, mainly due to the fact that this was a fruit growing area of Melbourne which has left the area with an endemic problem of fr...
Harvesting Onions 2011 19 Dec 2011 | 01:19 am
The Onion Harvest 2011 I have just completed my onion harvest for 2011 and by my standards it has been quite a success. Usually by the time I get to harvesting onions they have gone to seed. However ...
Raspberry canes in full fruit 19 Nov 2011 | 04:21 pm
You would be forgiven for thinking that this blog is just about raspberries and chickens given the disproportionate number of posts on these topics. However those who grow their own raspberries will a...
Mulching your garden 8 Oct 2011 | 12:44 pm
Premulch - Put down a good dose of manure (preferably more rotted than this!) and some fertiliser. Winter is the time to be putting down mulch in your garden. As I mentioned in my previous post abou...
