Autumn is not only harvest time but also the moment to set your apple tree up for next season. The right pruning after leaf fall improves light, airflow, and overall health for a stronger crop next year.
Apple harvest timing depends on the variety and whether you want fruit for immediate eating or long storage. Learn how to pick at the right stage and store apples so they stay firm and fresh for weeks or even months.
During ripening, one infected apple or plum can turn into a spore factory and infect neighbouring fruit in a tight cluster within hours. Quick removal of rotten and mummified fruit is the fastest way to slow brown rot in the tree canopy.
Hard, unripe apples under the tree are a warning sign of stress. Find the cause quickly—overcropping, drought, nutrition or pests—and you can still save much of the harvest.
A timely summer prune helps your apple tree put its energy into forming flower buds instead of long, vigorous shoots. Done correctly, it supports productive spur growth and sets you up for a stronger harvest next season.
Wormy apples in summer don’t have to be a given. As the second generation of codling moth takes flight, timely monitoring and well-timed treatment can protect a large share of the crop without spraying unnecessarily.
Stormy weather, humidity and sudden heat make June the turning point for apple health. Learn how to tell natural June drop from pest or disease damage and what to do in time.
English 
Polski 
Deutsch 
Nederlands 
Svenska 
Norsk 
Dansk 
Français 
Italiano 
Español 
Português 
Slovenčina 
Suomi 
Gaeilge