Fruit thinning plays a crucial role in apple production, balancing crop load to ensure optimum fruit size, colour, firmness and overall quality. This cultural practice involves the deliberate removal ...

A couple of years ago when I was in college, I spent a summer working at an apple orchard just outside of Mount Pleasant. It was a summer of hard work with numerous learning opportunities. Farming is ...

The North Olympic Fruit Club's mid-June newsletter offered home orchardists helpful advice on fruit thinning and watering. For this tardy apple grower, the information was a wake-up call to get out ...

In the world of gardening, we’re always on the lookout for innovative methods to enhance our plants’ performance and yield. A recent study has revealed an unexpected tactic that may significantly ...

Grow more fruit by following these must-know tips for boosting fruit tree health. Select a fruit tree variety for your climate and plant it in full sun. Pruning, thinning fruit, and watering during ...

If your apple tree is loaded with fruit, it’s time to remove some. Pinching small fruit off of a fruit tree in June may seem like an odd task, but it is worth doing in the long run. Unless a spring ...