apricot

Brown Rings on Apricots Mean One Thing: A Fungus Lurks in the Branches and Will Ruin Even Healthy Fruit in Spring

Brown spots with pale spore pads on cherries and apricots are usually a sign of brown rot (Monilinia). Remove mummified fruit and infected shoots promptly, and time any sprays to flowering to stop the disease cycling back each spring.

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How to Cook Apricot Jam That Keeps Its Bright Color for Weeks

Apricot jam often turns brown in the jar after a few weeks, even when it hasn’t spoiled. With shorter cooking, a touch of citrus, and proper filling and storage, it will stay beautifully orange for longer.

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How to tell whether an apricot needs regrafting after a hard renovation prune

After cutting back an apricot badly hit by monilia and gummosis, it’s crucial to know whether the regrowth is still your cultivar or just the rootstock. The graft height, leaf shape, and the trunk’s health will tell you whether you can carry on or should regraft—or replace the tree altogether.

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Protect Apricots from Frost Summer Pruning Delays Bloom and Can Save the Crop

Apricots bloom early and are easily damaged by late spring frosts. A targeted summer cut known as Šitt’s pruning can slightly delay part of the bloom while improving fruiting wood.

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The Legendary Velké Pavlovice Apricot Named Heritage Variety of the Year for Its Outstanding Flavour

The Velké Pavlovice apricot has been crowned Heritage Variety of the Year 2026, celebrated as a Moravian classic and a benchmark for apricot flavour. Learn what makes it so valued, and how to grow it successfully in the garden.

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