Pruning Fruit Trees-Part 1 of 3
Posted by admin on Nov 5, 2009
How and when to properly prune your fruit trees for maximum harvest yield
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restoring old apple trees part 2
Posted by admin on Nov 2, 2009
Second of six videos on sensitively restoring some old apple trees in a small backyard orchard. Southampton, February 2009. the only tool you need is a good saw, I have posted a few other vids on how to use a saw safely to remove large branches and won’t go over it all again. If in doubt, remove LESS wood than you think you need to, as a rough guide 20-30% maximum, and saw out whole branches to reduce crowding. Remove wood which is obviously dead or diseased. As someone has correctly …
Gardening Tips : How to Plant Roses in Containers
Posted by admin on Oct 31, 2009
When planting roses in containers, keep in mind that they grow quickly and that the roots may get tangled if the container is too small. Plant a rose so that the roots are covered, but the stem is out of the ground withhelp from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening tips. Expert: Yolanda Vanveen Contact: www.vanveenbulbs.com Bio: Yolanda Vanveen is a third-generation flower grower and sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Wash. She is the owner of VanveenBulbs.com …
Gardena Shrub and Tree Care
Posted by admin on Oct 30, 2009
Gardena the easy way to prune and cut shrubs trees and hedges from www.watering.co.uk
High Density Fruit Tree Growing
Posted by admin on Oct 29, 2009
A visit to the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center’s fruit tree orchard.
restoring old apple trees part 3
Posted by admin on Oct 27, 2009
Continuing a morning’s work in a friend’s back garden orchard. As discussed, there are 2 main reasons for growing an apple tree in your garden, fruit production and beauty. Ideally the 2 things can be combined. In our commercial orchard, we are out for maximum production. I know that even higher production is achieved from modern high input hedgerow orchards, but I won’t go that far, not our scene. we grow apples on open centre and delayed open centre dwarf bushes no taller than 7 feet …
restoring old apple trees part 1
Posted by admin on Oct 26, 2009
Julia and I had the opportunity on February 14th 2009 to help some friends who had moved into a house with a mature garden and some old fruit trees, mainly apples and 2 pears, which were somewhat overgrown. I am putting up half a dozen videos to show roughly what we did. What to do with an old fruit tree in a garden which is not ideally situated, may be diseased, and has not been pruned for years is probably the question I am most often asked. There is a good section on restoring a neglected …
how NOT to prune an apple tree
Posted by admin on Oct 24, 2009
This is a typical example of the sort of pruning I see very often. Of course the owner of this tree has every right to treat it like this, but this tree will not fruit well. This is the style of pruning I call a pudding basin hair cut, or alternatively a short back and sides. it represents the opposite of the advice and example in my pruning videos. The technique is self explanatory-you just go all the way reound the tree with secateurs snipping back everything you can see until you achieve …
Lawn Care, Landscaping business. How to prune a tree branch or limb for your landscape customers.
Posted by admin on Oct 23, 2009
www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com Today we are talking about how to properly prune a limb off a tree. In today’s example, we have a branch that has been damaged. The bark is peeling away from the subwood. The entire limb is dead and needs to be pruned off to maintain the health of the tree. This limb is joined at a collared union. The bark of the tree poofs out as the limb come out of the tree. The poofed out part is the collar. All cuts at a collared union should be on the branch side of the …
Growing & Caring for Trees : How to Prune Fruit Trees
Posted by admin on Oct 22, 2009
Pruning fruit trees depends on the time of year and type of tree, as each one should be pruned differently at various times of the year. Whether pruning a peach tree or cherry tree, pruning fruit trees should be easier after getting advice from agardening specialist in this free video on trees. Expert: Jessica Smith Bio: Jessica Smith has been in the gardening business for 22 years. She currently works at Blands Nursery in West Jordan, Utah. Filmmaker: Michael Burton…