Here you will find orchard and fruit growing musings and guides based on my own experiences. The things I have learnt along the way, sometimes the hard way. The rules I break and why.
How I am learning to work with climate change. How I intend to look after and gently tweak the natural orchard habitat whilst trying to keep as many beneficial insects as possible.
All this on top of fighting the elements to get the best crop I can.
This website is intended to help me continue to learn, inspire others and make me write down my experiences as I go.
- Medlars and MedlarkingSo, the Medlar harvest is in! A fantastically whimsical fruit. Very popular in medieval times but not so popular now, That said, everyone who I have met that grows them…love them. Medlars are… Read more: Medlars and Medlarking
- Visit to Coton OrchardI said this year I would visit many orchards, however, for various reasons that sadly hasn’t happened. It is something I would still like to do as it’s very inspiring. It’s good to… Read more: Visit to Coton Orchard
- Growing and cooking pears at Le manoir with Country living magazineHeres a little video made alongside Country living magazine. It’s full of tips and tricks about growing and cooking pears from Le Manoir Aux Quat ‘Saisons. The introduction is by Raymond Blanc. Cooking… Read more: Growing and cooking pears at Le manoir with Country living magazine
- My thoughts on this springI wanted to write a piece about this spring, the spring of 2025. It has been unusually warm, very dry and not at all windy. I was a little worried but also intrigued.… Read more: My thoughts on this spring
- Why am I not getting fruit off my fruit trees?Everyone keeps talking about their bumper crop this year. A lot of blossom, ample pollinators and now everyone is thinning due to such a heavy crop. Even after the June drop. I mean,… Read more: Why am I not getting fruit off my fruit trees?
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