McLaren
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Promising Start to winter!
As autumn temperatures plummet and showers stream in from the west, our hopes rise for a normal winter. You remember them don’t you? Wet weekends, soggy golfers, lost umbrellas and rained out picnics. Could this be the winter of the fruit tree?
Pick and Eat Persimmon
Persimmon is the brightest tree in the garden. Rich autumn coloured leaves and glowing orange fruit are spectacular. They do very well in most areas provided they are established with careful adherence to our instructions. Modern varieties don’t grow too big and the fruit are delicious…straight from the tree! (from page 2)
Apricot – Keep the Tradition
The best apricots grow in backyards in SA. The flavour is as good as any other fruit in the world, including mango or mangosteen. We have quite a range of varieties from early to late as well those that suit cold wet areas such as the Adelaide Hills. They are often large trees but Apricots can be kept small by Fingertip Pruning. (from page 3)
Blueberry is Delicious and Healthy
While growing your own fruit is more important today then ever, space is in short supply like never before. Most of us have to keep our trees small. What is small? Small is human sized, compact enough to allow picking and pruning from the ground. Your fruit should be carried below reach height, which is less than 2.5m. Remember that the new growth that happens in spring will increase tree size. Thus, the framework (permanent branching) must be kept below the final required height.
Fruit trees kept small will often yield more high quality fruit than larger trees. This is because pruning leads to fewer, bigger fruit and these can be saved from the birds by smart netting. Also, well pruned trees tend to be generally better watered, fed and sprayed so that the work is honoured by a bounteous crop.
(from page 4)
These are just a sample of the many informative articles from the pages of our full colour Harvest - Winter 2008 Newsletter. Download the newsletter now via the link on this page or subscribe to our mailing list and we will send it out along with other seasonal and informative newsletters.
As autumn temperatures plummet and showers stream in from the west, our hopes rise for a normal winter. You remember them don’t you? Wet weekends, soggy golfers, lost umbrellas and rained out picnics. Could this be the winter of the fruit tree?
Pick and Eat Persimmon
Persimmon is the brightest tree in the garden. Rich autumn coloured leaves and glowing orange fruit are spectacular. They do very well in most areas provided they are established with careful adherence to our instructions. Modern varieties don’t grow too big and the fruit are delicious…straight from the tree! (from page 2)
Apricot – Keep the Tradition
The best apricots grow in backyards in SA. The flavour is as good as any other fruit in the world, including mango or mangosteen. We have quite a range of varieties from early to late as well those that suit cold wet areas such as the Adelaide Hills. They are often large trees but Apricots can be kept small by Fingertip Pruning. (from page 3)
Blueberry is Delicious and Healthy
While growing your own fruit is more important today then ever, space is in short supply like never before. Most of us have to keep our trees small. What is small? Small is human sized, compact enough to allow picking and pruning from the ground. Your fruit should be carried below reach height, which is less than 2.5m. Remember that the new growth that happens in spring will increase tree size. Thus, the framework (permanent branching) must be kept below the final required height.
Fruit trees kept small will often yield more high quality fruit than larger trees. This is because pruning leads to fewer, bigger fruit and these can be saved from the birds by smart netting. Also, well pruned trees tend to be generally better watered, fed and sprayed so that the work is honoured by a bounteous crop.
(from page 4)
These are just a sample of the many informative articles from the pages of our full colour Harvest - Winter 2008 Newsletter. Download the newsletter now via the link on this page or subscribe to our mailing list and we will send it out along with other seasonal and informative newsletters.
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PLEASE NOTE this is our
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worth a read it is
currently out of date
Winter Newsletter and although
worth a read it is
currently out of date
PLEASE NOTE this is our
Winter Newsletter and although
worth a read it is
currently out of date
Winter Newsletter and although
worth a read it is
currently out of date