Apple Cider
When I first started planting apple trees, I had to be patient for a few years until the trees started to produce fruit. The espalier apple tree we trained along …
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Baked Apple Chips
We try to keep things healthy at our house. We love chips and salsa, and there’s something so satisfying about crispy, salty potato chips, but we try to limit how …
Dealing with Apple Pests
Pests on your apple trees, left unchecked, can damage and destroy your crop and even your trees. Keeping a close watch on your trees during regular daily inspections will help …
Dealing with Apple Diseases
Like all food crops, apple trees are susceptible to various fungal diseases. Your best weapons against these are best planting practices, which help prevent disease in the first place. …
Winterizing your Apple Trees
Your apple trees will benefit from a little TLC to get through the winter. Final Harvest :Be sure you’ve picked the tree clean and removed any fallen apples from around …
Harvesting & Storing your Apples
Harvest time for your apple trees will depend on a number of factors: the cultivar, the crop load on the tree, and your location. In general, apple harvest season can …
Nurturing your Apple Trees
Once your apple trees are settled in—whether it’s in a container, a raised bed, or open ground—consistency is key when it comes to watering. Apple trees like about an inch …
Growing Apple Trees in Containers
Apple trees can flourish in containers. There are dwarf varieties that have been developed to give you full-size apples in a compact space. And with a little prudent pruning, you …
Planting Apple Trees in the Ground
Apples need lots of sunshine in order to thrive; six to eight hours a day. They also need well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0 to 7.0. You want your …
Where to Grow Apples
Apple trees love sunshine and fertile, well-draining soil. They like a soil pH between 6.0 and 7.0. They need full sun in order to thrive; it’s essential to the growth …
