04 Sep Uncategorized Blackberry growing m2jd8d (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest I think of growing fruit, whether it be trees, bushes or canes, is good value. Plant in a suitable situation, nuture...
28 Dec Uncategorized ‘Severn Treescapes’ – Wye to Wyre. Connecting nature and people. Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Three neighbouring Wildlife Trusts have recently launched a project to connect two of England’s largest native woodlands. Late November saw the...
25 Sep Uncategorized Market gardening in the Vale of Evesham & a project to remember those involved. Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Market gardening and the people who worked in it have been an important in how the Vale developed over recent years...
18 Jul Uncategorized Consider Loganberries…… Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest With soft fruit ripening up now including raspberries I thought it worth having a look at the Loganberry and an early...
23 Aug Uncategorized A little on summer pruning….. Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Fruit tree pruning can be divided into two parts – winter and summer. Winter pruning encourages growth, summer pruning restricts growth...
05 Jul Uncategorized When Less is More! Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Once into cropping many fruit trees can produce more fruit than they can really maintain. As a result they shed poorly...
25 Aug Uncategorized Pruning restricted fruit Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pruning restricted fruit – cordons & espaliers August is the time to prune espaliers and cordons. Pruning at this time of...
21 Jul Uncategorized Pruning Plum trees……. Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest July is a good time to prune established Plums, Gages & Damsons, in fact all ‘stone’ fruit. By established I mean...
25 Jun Uncategorized Time to thin Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Now is the time to THIN FRUIT on your trees. By late June they should have shed poorly pollinated fruits. This...
07 Oct Uncategorized Crab Apples looking good……. Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Many Crab apples are ripening now giving an excellent display. We are growing six varieties that are also really good for...
14 Sep Uncategorized We grow the trees – you enjoy the fruit! Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest We are building up a COLLECTION OF APPLES of many of the varieties we grow. Many from our own orchard trees...
05 Aug Uncategorized Budding – AKA summer grafting – this is how we produce fruit trees Kevin O'Neil (1) Facebook Twitter Pinterest It is amazing that from such a little bud such good sized trees can be produced. In the palm of the...
15 Jul Uncategorized Cherries – a growing revolution Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest You will have been seeing CHERRIES FOR SALE in the shops recently. Initially they came from the continent but now our...
04 Mar Uncategorized A supply of food…… Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest With the ‘Beast from the East’ now relaxing its grip its good to know that fruit trees are of great benefit...
01 Mar Uncategorized A Grafting Workshop Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest On Saturday March 10th we will be holding a Grafting Workshop from 11am to 2pm. Held in conjunction with the RHS...
14 Jan Uncategorized Get to know your soil! Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest If you are going to be planting a good sized area it’s sensible to get your HANDS DIRTY & EXAMINE THE...
27 Nov Uncategorized Lifting trees – making it a little easier….. Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Now as the trees have become dormant and are losing their leaves we are able to lift them out of the...
28 Oct Uncategorized Worcestershire, apples and a new book Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Different areas in the UK became strong fruit growing areas through the 1800s with industrialisation, urbanisation and the means to move...
15 Oct Uncategorized Colourful Crab Apples…….. Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Through the autumn Crab apples colour up well. The picture is of Gorgeous which ripens up with round bright red fruits...
24 Sep Uncategorized Perry Pears and their identification Kevin O'Neil (0) Facebook Twitter Pinterest We grow some varieties of Perry Pear. These pears are the pear equivalent of cider. For various reasons they have traditionally...