Pest and Disease

An Easy Guide to the Recognition of the More Common Pests and Diseases AphidsSmall winged or wingless insects found clustered together on leaves and shoots in large numbers. Often coloured green (greenfly) but other colours possible. Cause curling and distortion of leaves and growing tips. Sometimes, especially in the case of plums ‘honeydew’ is excreted Continue reading


Summer Pruning

How to Summer Prune 1) Pruning Bush Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries, Cobnuts, Filberts and Figs – First Winter Pruninga) Apples and PearsLate autumn-winter prune main leader back to 10 inches, cut just above a bud facing opposite way to previous year (gives straight stem), remaining side branch leaders cut back by half length – to Continue reading