Grow Cordons
Do you grow apples and pears as cordons? They allow you to grow a useful amount of fruit in even a small garden.
Do you grow apples and pears as cordons? They allow you to grow a useful amount of fruit in even a small garden.
Harvesting time varies each year, so check apples and pears regularly to ensure you pick at the right stage of ripeness.
Gather scabby leaves from diseased apples and pears: Do not compost but instead consign to the dustbin.
Complete summer pruning of restricted fruit trees such as cordon and espalier apples and pears.
Remove apples, pears and plums affected with brown rot to prevent the disease from spreading.