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Success with Strawberries: Growing Sweet, Chemi...

The arrival of strawberries marks the beginning of a new season, bringing the first taste of fresh, sun-ripened fruit after a long winter. Unlike store-bought strawberries, which are often picked...

Success with Strawberries: Growing Sweet, Chemi...

The arrival of strawberries marks the beginning of a new season, bringing the first taste of fresh, sun-ripened fruit after a long winter. Unlike store-bought strawberries, which are often picked...

Grafting: The Best Way to Share a Perfect Apple

Grafting: The Best Way to Share a Perfect Apple

Sometimes, when I’m driving between Langley and Chilliwack, I notice fruit trees growing along the roadside—especially apples. I wish I wasn’t always in a hurry so I could stop and...

Grafting: The Best Way to Share a Perfect Apple

Sometimes, when I’m driving between Langley and Chilliwack, I notice fruit trees growing along the roadside—especially apples. I wish I wasn’t always in a hurry so I could stop and...

Selecting Fruit Trees -  The Orchardist Part 4

Selecting Fruit Trees - The Orchardist Part 4

As you plan your orchard trees, there are several considerations to make.  Selecting the right varieties and the correct rootstock will dictate the long-term success of your orchard in subsequent...

Selecting Fruit Trees - The Orchardist Part 4

As you plan your orchard trees, there are several considerations to make.  Selecting the right varieties and the correct rootstock will dictate the long-term success of your orchard in subsequent...

Pruning - The Orchardist Part 3

Pruning - The Orchardist Part 3

Your orchard may be set up in an ideal location, your soil is perfect and your fruit trees are thriving and producing wonderful new growth but the fruit set on...

Pruning - The Orchardist Part 3

Your orchard may be set up in an ideal location, your soil is perfect and your fruit trees are thriving and producing wonderful new growth but the fruit set on...

Location And Soil - The Orchardist Part 2

Location And Soil - The Orchardist Part 2

Fruit trees have much to offer in terms of beauty, from early spring blossoms and the buzzing of bees, to summer fruits that start to blush as they ripen, to...

Location And Soil - The Orchardist Part 2

Fruit trees have much to offer in terms of beauty, from early spring blossoms and the buzzing of bees, to summer fruits that start to blush as they ripen, to...

Planning - The Orchardist Part 1

Planning - The Orchardist Part 1

Adding an orchard is one way to add character and charm to your garden.  An orchard adds an element of wholesomeness and balance to a garden and there are countless...

Planning - The Orchardist Part 1

Adding an orchard is one way to add character and charm to your garden.  An orchard adds an element of wholesomeness and balance to a garden and there are countless...