Fruit thinning plays a crucial role in apple production, balancing crop load to ensure optimum fruit size, colour, firmness and overall quality. This cultural practice involves the deliberate removal ...

A couple of years ago when I was in college, I spent a summer working at an apple orchard just outside of Mount Pleasant. It was a summer of hard work with numerous learning opportunities. Farming is ...

Have you heard of Egyptian apple pie? It’s the type mummy used to make. Apples are the most common homegrown fruit in Northern regions. Most apple tree owners know they’re supposed to prune their ...

We recently moved into a home with two apple trees. I was told that they need to be pruned every year. Could you please give ...

With the right variety, you can cultivate perfect harvests from home.