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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Cider lists for Gosport and Chesterfield
Thanks to James Dalton for publishing the Gosport Winterfest cider list Cider Bushels Medium Cider Biddenden Kent 6.0% Medium Cider Bollhayes Devon 7.0% Sweet Cider Chucklehead Somerset 7.0% Medium Cider Chucklehead Somerset 7.0% Sweet Cider Hunts Devon 6.0% Sweet Cider … Continue reading
Apple tree pruning video 4 – using the saw
Part 4 of Stephen Hayes Fruitwise videos about pruning apple trees. Looking at the pruning saw, more important than the secteurs. Needs to be sharp or else not fit for purpose. Cut on the back stroke. Japanese silky fox. Removing … Continue reading
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Harechurch Hill
Harechurch Hill Originally uploaded by ukcider This is an exceptionally good bottled cider, which I first tried in the Dartmouth Arms in North London.
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Spur pruning and thinning
Part three of Stephen Hayes video series “The Fruitwise guide to pruning apple trees” Spur pruning. Fruit buds turn into spurs after a few years then get crowded. Overgrown spur systems need to be thinned. Cut out the lower groups … Continue reading
Cider tasting with Linda
I was sent three bottles of Polish cider to review.
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Basque Cider Season begins
Found via Aleksu Cider Season opened in the Basque Country – eitb24.com In the next three months, hundreds of people will flock to the cider houses to drink this year’s cider and taste the traditional menu. Cider houses are usually … Continue reading
Using the secateurs to prune apple trees
In the second video of his series, Stephen Hayes talks about buying the best secateurs, and using secateurs to prune lateral branches on an apple tree. Thinning out spur systems. Felco number 8 secateurs. Fruiting lateral from a medium sized … Continue reading
