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Cider making and orchard management in the 1840′s

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Jim C.

This is a fascinating insight into British farming practices in the 1840′s. The document below is dated 1847 and is titled “British Husbandry – exhibiting the modern farming practice and various agricultural improvements”. For cider fans, read from page 363 onwards where you’ll find a description of the methods used in cropping the fruit from [...]

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How to prune an apple tree

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Jim C.

As a follow up to the orchard management post, I thought it would be useful to publish a 3 minute video on why, and how to prune apple trees. There is a whole art and science behind managing and maintaining that your fruit trees stay healthy all year round, however the basics here are all [...]

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