Hi there guys,
Have today contacted several organisations who should be able to assist us with management plans for the orchard for continued fruit production as well as native species habitat. When they get back to me I will update more.
The orchard will need some kind of grass maintenance, preferably by grazing or cut for hay and hopefully we can do this when we get a few of us together to strim the edges of the allotment? Uneven orchard floors are great for invertebrates and cutting between 5 and 15 cm high is optimim.
That is short-term later on in the autumn we will need to prune the trees a little and this will be a significant task so at the time volunteers will be needed as its far to much work for just one or two people. realistically we could prune the trees over two to three year cycle to spread the work load.
Fruity quote "Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is slow-ripening fruit" Aristotle.
That is it for now toodle pip
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I would like to volunteeer to help with the orchard as I'm interested in growing fruit and pruning.
ReplyDeleteAs with most things at the allotment we will need a working party and we need to set a date in Autumn well in advance so that as many people as possible can arrange to be available so that we can clear and possibly prune it in a day or two.
P.S.Are any of the trees big enough for a swing for the little children? I do have a spare swing and seat suitable for toddlers.
Stephen Bentley