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noticed your apple tree suddenly dropping small fruit in early summer, don’t panic. It’s not a sign something’s gone wrong. In fact, it’s perfectly normal, and it’s a good thing. This natural process is known as June drop, and it’s the tree’s way of managing its resources.
Summer pruning focuses on enhancing fruit production by encouraging your tree to concentrate its energy on developing fruit buds close to the stem. This method contrasts with winter pruning, which is more about shaping and structuring the tree.
Have you ever found yourself completely confused about how to prune your tomato plants? Well, you’re not alone! When I first started gardening, terms like “truss” and “sucker” left me scratching my head. I was terrified I’d prune the wrong part of the plant and end up with no tomatoes. […]
Pruning is always a scary topic, especially if you are relatively new to gardening so this is your advanced warning that today there is going to be some serious pruning going on. Buckle up because we’re diving headfirst into the wonderful world of summer pruning for bell peppers!
At least 3 times this month, someone has said to me, “You must be glad now it’s winter and you don’t have to tend the garden all the time.” Which if it wasn’t so funny would be infuriating. OK maybe infuriating is a bit strong a term but you know, […]
We started this experiment way back last year, in September but it was a whopper that took a full season afterwards and we have only just now, been able to give you the results. For those of you who haven’t been following along with us on our journey, let me […]
This year we’ve had two experiments going in the garden, the first one being the tomatoes that are growing outdoors and the second the peppers in the greenhouse. The pepper experiment is actually a bit more complicated and has a few variables so if you haven’t been following along, let […]
So we have our first update of our pepper plant pruning experiment and we also have our first update on the overwintered pepper experiment. Part 1 Back in September last year, I began this experiment with the peppers we had grown and which were now at the end of their […]
Deadheading basically just means taking the spent flowers off your plants and there are two good reasons why you should: dead and decaying flowers just don’t look great and can make your whole plant look a bit ropey it can encourage your plant to keep flowering for longer or even […]
I suspect this may be the most talked about, googled and youtubed piece of advice for gardeners growing tomatoes, but also the one which is surrounded by the most confusion. Pruning your tomatoes. The thing is, it actually doesn’t have to be confusing or complicated, here is my simple guide […]
