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Welcome to the online community of the Holistic Orchard Network. Join with other growers to explore what it takes to grow healthy fruit, find organic inspiration, and make new tree-minded friends. The cutting edge discussion in our forum is geared towards folks growing fruit as part of their living, and certainly open to all to read and learn. Wassail! |
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I am planning to run a series of nutrient tests this year where we making a number of plant teas (fresh and fermented) from a variety of medicinal herbs for use on plants. I am seeking a reliable lab ...
- Mike Biltonen posted: 11May |
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Here we go again looking for some information to curtail the borer activity in our orchard.
We have 450 cider apple trees on B118. We have grafted and planted out most of these ourselv...
- Joanne Corkum posted: 5May |
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This is some kind of collar rot that I found on a young apple tree yesterday.
All the top of the tree looks healthy and the tree has been very vigorous last summer.
However, at ground level, the ba...
- Claude Jolicoeur posted: 2May |
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is the table of contents for our online orchard community, and therefore the perfect place to begin exploring. Position your cursor over any of the links, give a click, and a new window opens. We invite you to poke around, have fun, and to read more about our basic site protocols.In Pursuit of Righteous Living
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Vista Ridge OrchardQuilcene, WashingtonKaren Brindle writes: “Our philosophy is to promote the health and happiness of each tree in an all embracing way. We strive (and sweat!) to support the fruit trees so that they can grow the most nutrient rich fruit possible without any chemicals.” The Network becomes all the more engaging as orchardists get to know each other better. Posting a grower profile allows other growers to learn about your farm, your trees, your philosophy. > |
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