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Growing Fruit Trees Naturally with Lindsay Engers
Learn how to grow fruit trees naturally by leveraging historical knowledge and organic, regenerative, and ecological practices with Lindsay Engers. Lindsay is a hortic...
Companion Planting Fruit Trees with Ryan Blosser
Learn how to choose the best companion plants for your fruit trees, build simple and effective guilds, and avoid common mistakes.Permaculture educator, co-founder of t...
How to Choose the Right Fruit Tree with Josh Davis
Learn how "anyone can grow" by choosing the right fruit tree with Josh Davis, a Master Gardener and Fruit Tree Grower in South Carolina, on this episode of the Orchard...
Growing Medlar Trees with Jane Steward
Learn how to grow and enjoy the fruit of the overlooked and forgotten medlar (Mespilus germanica) with Jane Steward, author of MEDLARS - Growing & Cooking (affiliate l...
Best Apple Trees for Warm Climates with Larry Stephenson
Learn about the best apple trees for warm climates with Larry Stephenson, nurseryman at Southern Cultured Orchards and Nursery in Coldwater Mississippi and NAFEX dire...
Pruning to Improve Fruit Quality with Harold Thornbro
Learn how to make your fruit trees produce better quality fruit with specialist fruit tree pruning!In this special episode, Harold Thornbro, Host of The Modern Homeste...
Espalier Fruit Tree Pruning with Andy Lewis
Learn espalier fruit tree pruning and the Lorette pruning system with Andy (Apples) Lewis, Lead Grower at The Newt in Somerset, UK, on this episode of the Orchard Peop...
How to Keep Water in the Soil with Bill Wilson
How can you create a self-watering permaculture garden or orchard? The secret is in the soil! We explore that topic with Bill Wilson of MidwestPermaculture.com in this...
Best Fruit Tree Pruning Tools
Best Fruit Tree Pruning Tools with Ron Perry. Learn about the best fruit tree pruning tools with Ron Perry, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus, Department of Horticulture, Michi...
Columnar Apple Trees for Small Gardens
Learn about Columnar Apple Trees for Small Gardens in this episode of the Orchard People radio show. Our guests are: Kenong Xu, Associate Professor, and Laura Doughert...
Fertilizing Fruit Trees in the Fall: Biodynamic Tips with Alan Suprenant
Learn a Biodynamic approach to fertilizing fruit trees in the fall with Alan Suprenant of Brook Farm Orchard in this episode of the Orchard People radio show and podca...
Fruit Tree Nutrient Deficiencies with Eric Hanson
Learn how to look at fruit tree leaves and identify common nutrient deficiencies (ie a lack of nitrogen, magnesium or boron) with Eric Hanson, Professor Emeritus of Ho...
USDA Wild and Cultivated Apple Tree Collection with Ben Gutierrez
Learn about the wild and cultivated apple varieties at the USDA's Apple Collection of 5000+ Unique apple trees in Geneva, New York with my guest Ben Gutierrez, Curator...
Beneficial Nematodes with David Shapiro-Ilan
Learn how beneficial nematodes can control orchard pests including plum curculio and Japanese beetles with entomologist David Shapiro-Ilan at the Southeastern Fruit an...
Fruit Mummies with Kerik Cox
Have you ever found mummified and immature fruit on your fruit trees? Learn what's happening and how to prevent this using botanical sprays in this episode of the Orch...
Fruit Tree Patents with Jeremy Kent Tamsen
What fruit trees are illegal to propagate? Learn about fruit tree propagation law with with Jeremy Kent Tamsen of Washington State University. WSU's Tree Fruit Researc...
Best Wood Chips for Fruit Trees with Linda Chalker-Scott
Learn about the best wood mulches for fruit trees with Linda Chalker-Scott, Professor of Horticulture at Washington State University in this episode of the Orchard Peo...
Fruit Trees in Fabric Pots with Kevin Espiritu
Learn when, why and how to grow fruit trees in fabric pots. Our show guest on the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Kevin Espiritu of EpicGardening.com. Kevin i...
Grafting Compatibility with Kevin Folta
Learn about grafting compatibility and what kinds of trees can be grafted together by understanding the science of graft unions! Our guest is Dr Kevin Folta, Professor...
Old Apple Varieties with Daniel Bussey
Learn about old apple cultivars with apple historian Daniel Bussey, author of The Illustrated History of Apples in the United States and Canada.The host of The Urban F...
