Guides & Advice

We’ve gathered all our expert advice in one place to create a comprehensive guide to everything orchard.

Whether you’re just starting out, or need a bit of a helping hand on a particularly thorny issue, hopefully you’ll find the answer on these pages!

Many thanks to the amazing experts who have helped to develop this urban fruit growing knowledge bank.

Your orchard in Spring

Spring is a great time of year to take stock and make sure you have everything in place to help your orchard thrive in the coming months.

The orchard year: spring

Spring in the orchard is a lovely time. If the weather is good, the trees will wake from their dormant period and their buds will…

Flowering and pollination

Most apples, pears and plums are, in the main, not self-fertile. This means that in order to produce fruit, these trees need to be planted…

10 beneficial predators to welcome in your orchard

Want to keep the pests away from your fruit without resorting to artificial pesticides? This guide is for you. In no particular order, here are…

How to cultivate biodiversity in your orchard

With the right care, orchards can become havens for wildlife, teeming with birds, mammals, and invertebrates. Whether you have an established orchard or are just…

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