tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post7290754657703084398..comments2024-03-29T01:38:00.306+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Fruit Tree Pruning Talk Kev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-73695609949392539452015-01-11T19:28:57.666+00:002015-01-11T19:28:57.666+00:00Sounds like a great experience. The be ruthless th...Sounds like a great experience. The be ruthless thing works I think. Ever since I did the first pruning course I've gone a lot harder at my trees and they've all done well. Getting a tree out of biennial bearing is good work, they can be tricky, apparently pruning in the summer can help with this as if you do early enough then you can encourage more fruit.<br />& thanks for the compliment. I might look into doing a talk at some point and test run it at my mums gardening club!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-88198178325749467182015-01-11T19:25:55.418+00:002015-01-11T19:25:55.418+00:00That's what he was saying. I'm going to do...That's what he was saying. I'm going to do it with any I plant this year and see how they do.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-79229102740971626692015-01-11T19:25:23.706+00:002015-01-11T19:25:23.706+00:00that's the way I do mine as well. Sounds like ...that's the way I do mine as well. Sounds like you've got it perfectly.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-36739470018957265912015-01-11T19:24:06.587+00:002015-01-11T19:24:06.587+00:00I disagree, Gardening is generally a hobby people ...I disagree, Gardening is generally a hobby people take up when they're older, when they have more time and disposable income and a bigger house with a garden. There are young people gardening that I'm friends with but they wouldn't go to a gardening club because it's tailored to the older generations.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-8500089298165114182015-01-11T19:21:56.962+00:002015-01-11T19:21:56.962+00:00At least with Downton Abby on TV it means we stop ...At least with Downton Abby on TV it means we stop getting compared to Monty Python all the time!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-56458516709878971522015-01-11T19:20:48.098+00:002015-01-11T19:20:48.098+00:00Well mums a member of this one and she's not 6...Well mums a member of this one and she's not 60 yet (not far off) but I think she was the youngest there!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-34604538049730027442015-01-11T19:19:55.313+00:002015-01-11T19:19:55.313+00:00I would have liked to have gone to your talk, I be...I would have liked to have gone to your talk, I bet it would have been interesting. I think if you're passionate about a subject then you can make it interesting. Some good ideas for talks there as well.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-40195934528296918642015-01-11T19:18:05.699+00:002015-01-11T19:18:05.699+00:00The gardening clubs still seem a little old for me...The gardening clubs still seem a little old for me. I'd love to start a homesteading club in the village. I think that could be good fun.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-28941944250237197172015-01-11T16:35:43.649+00:002015-01-11T16:35:43.649+00:00I once worked for 8 years as a gardener for a smal...I once worked for 8 years as a gardener for a small wildflower nursery, growing all the stock from seed or cuttings and also did the outside pruning of apple trees etc in the grounds for the owners. I was a bit scared at first but my boss's favourite saying was 'be ruthless' so I was and it worked! I am now just as ruthless with my own fruit trees and I have to say, they are growing a lot better now and one of them has even stopped that biennial bearing that it used to have and now fruits every year. As for the talks, I think you'd be brilliant at it if your blog is anything to go by, just be yourself and talk about everything that you do, even being a stay at home dad keeping up the supply of veggies and fruit for the family. Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463317651625459406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-26779030112358115622015-01-11T08:01:51.363+00:002015-01-11T08:01:51.363+00:00In my (very limited!) experience, pruning hard whe...In my (very limited!) experience, pruning hard when you plant definitely works. I was too scared to do it when I planted my first fruit trees but plucked up the courage to do it for subsequent ones and I think they've established themselves much better as a result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-70580511058836509242015-01-11T07:07:31.453+00:002015-01-11T07:07:31.453+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879331677690832237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-36797178065068919672015-01-11T05:34:54.376+00:002015-01-11T05:34:54.376+00:00I prune on the principle of forming a goblet shape...I prune on the principle of forming a goblet shaped tree; plenty of air and light, and no branches too close together. What I do is quite probably against all advice, but it seems to work OK.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-43952333781057497752015-01-10T18:20:26.222+00:002015-01-10T18:20:26.222+00:00Sad and concerning, the age thing speaks volumes.Sad and concerning, the age thing speaks volumes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-82632489285210064482015-01-10T16:09:56.916+00:002015-01-10T16:09:56.916+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.martha victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295896359923635314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-52092471753710804152015-01-10T15:31:38.351+00:002015-01-10T15:31:38.351+00:00That sounds very English. Like something off "...That sounds very English. Like something off "Downton Abby."Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-77084765512920139792015-01-10T14:27:03.916+00:002015-01-10T14:27:03.916+00:00I always thought the hardest part about speaking t...I always thought the hardest part about speaking to groups is handling the asshats no matter how knowledgeable the speaker is.<br /><br />The local garden club near my neck of the woods has a number of younger members. Young being relative of course but I mean they are not all over 60 :)<br /><br /> PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-64352963459320331722015-01-10T10:44:43.939+00:002015-01-10T10:44:43.939+00:00You could give talks on garden and smallholding bl...You could give talks on garden and smallholding blog writing, vegetable and fruit growing and DIY projects with wood, Kev. <br /><br />I once gave a local talk about vegetable growing on my smallholding. I was very nervous and wish I had done a slide show. Good luck!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-89475668810321084072015-01-10T09:37:01.295+00:002015-01-10T09:37:01.295+00:00Hello Kev,
I was a member of the local garden cl...Hello Kev, <br /><br />I was a member of the local garden club here, and they had some interesting guests at times. I felt like a fish out of water because they were all over seventy years old! Most of them were only interested in flowers, but I am not a flower person. I like to grow food to eat! <br /><br />I don't think that I could give a talk like that, I am the shy type, but I think you would be fine :)Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.com