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Welcome to the online community of the Holistic Orchard Network. Join with other growers to explore what it takes to grow healthy fruit, find organic inspiration, and make new tree-minded friends. The cutting edge discussion in our forum is geared towards folks growing fruit as part of their living, and certainly open to all to read and learn. Wassail! |
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| Orchard Systems | 103 | 27Jun |
| Organic Thinning | 36 | 22Jun |
| Fungal Pathogens | 230 | 20Jun |
| Tree Fruit Nutrition | 110 | 18Jun |
| Spray Nuance | 259 | 18Jun |
| Bacterial Opportunists | 79 | 1Jun |
| Good Fruit Marketing | 83 | 22May |
| Arboreal Microbes | 104 | 18May |
| Understory Management | 115 | 14May |
| Cider Apples | 121 | 13May |
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| March 20, 2021 Saturday |
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| February 2 - 5, 2022 Wednesday - Saturday |
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A scythe in hand is the right tool for a summer orchard walk. Targeted mowing to open up airflow round fruit trees can be interspersed with thinning crop load and scouting pest dynamics. We're pleased to have Scythe Supply as one of our premium business sponsors. Swish!
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What is your holistic perspective on crazy snake worms? I think that [i]not[/i] using wood chips and compost is [i]not[/i] an option. Thanks for your insightful speculations and advice.
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You may have noticed that there have been periods this past month when all aspects of GrowOrganicApples have been unavailable, including the forum. In a nutshell, we're being subject to a cyber-attack...
- Michael Phillips posted: 31Jul |
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I'm currently in the early stages of replanting an orchard. While the trees mature, I'm planning to make use of the orchard/pasture and raise broilers. Is anyone currently doing this? And if you ar...
- Jacob Moord posted: 24Jul |
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Hemlock Grove FarmWest Danby, New YorkBrian Caldwell writes: “Managing our understory for lots of flowering broadleaf 'weeds' such as mints, Queen Anne's lace, clovers, etc. seems to help quite a bit with insect pests. We do this by waiting until late May for the first orchard mowing, which is done with a sickle bar mower. This practice encourages regrowth of broadleafs.” The Network becomes all the more engaging as orchardists get to know each other better. Posting a grower profile allows other growers to learn about your farm, your trees, your philosophy. > |
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