My Magnificent Manure Mountain
I can't imagine that there are many people who get a building sense of pride as their manure pile increases but the Governor and I are of those few, oddly [...]
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03, 2014
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01, 2014
Apple Tree Grafting
We bench graft the majority of our apples these days as they are much more popular as container grown trees rather than bare root, field grown. Between our production runs [...]
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10, 2013
Native Hedging Plants, Matthew’s Picks
There are many native hedging plant species that make great hedges and support for your local wildlife but before I outline my best native hedging plants I have a few [...]
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10, 2013
Best Low Maintenance Hedging Varieties
By far the majority of our customers who ask about hedging want fast growing varieties. Fast growing hedging is a double edged sword, yes, you can get a hedge quickly [...]
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09, 2013
How to Plant a Tree
In this video I run through how to plant a tree. It is an easy task planting a tree, dig a hole, put the tree in and fill the hole [...]
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09, 2013
Best Apple Varieties, Bill Beardsworth’s Picks
After plenty interest in his gooseberry opinions the Governor is back with his selection of the best apple varieties from his orchard at the farm. Bill says "Apple trees are [...]
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08, 2013
Best Gooseberry Varieties, Bill Beardsworth’s Picks.
Bill Beardsworth (The Governor) has made his selection of the best gooseberry varieties from his fruit garden at the farm. Bill says, "These varieties I find particularly suited to the [...]
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08, 2013
Wholesale Nursery Shows Good Sales for 2012/13
After a few years in the doldrums our wholesale nursery has been seeing a good increase in sales to new build housing and large development projects which mirrors the general [...]
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07, 2013
Spider Mite on Peach Trees
I could be accused of shirking my pest and disease control duties at home. My wife has a espalier peach tree in the glasshouse on which I'd noticed some signs [...]
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07, 2013
Honey Production in Full Flow
Phew what a scorcher! Pity the poor beekeeper in the heatwave. To safely inspect my hives I wear 2 pairs of trousers, a thick cotton beesuit with veil, under which [...]