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Allotment Stuff => The Basics => Topic started by: sawfish on March 14, 2008, 09:01:59

Title: planting, pruning, generally looking after apples, pears etc
Post by: sawfish on March 14, 2008, 09:01:59
found this great link:

http://www.blackmoor.co.uk/handbook.php
Title: Re: planting, pruning, generally looking after apples, pears etc
Post by: tim on March 14, 2008, 18:45:46
God stuff there - but would like to see Codling Moth trap in May?
Title: Re: planting, pruning, generally looking after apples, pears etc
Post by: saddad on March 14, 2008, 23:10:52
Be careful with the codling moth traps... it actually made things worse the first year we used one... it drew them all in from all the other 100+ plots!!
:-X
Title: Re: planting, pruning, generally looking after apples, pears etc
Post by: tim on March 15, 2008, 10:19:59
Oh!

And I apologise - he does mention them in early June.
Title: Re: planting, pruning, generally looking after apples, pears etc
Post by: tim on March 16, 2008, 11:26:31
I notice de-flower in the first year. Does that mean a maiden or first year after planting?

ie these?
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