Snowy below freezing temps hindering pruning progress. Photo of Bartlett pear & Italian prune trees dusted with snow. Lichen adds soft green hues to otherwise gray dreariness. Mounds of cuttings from rehabbing 100yr old trees that haven’t been hard pruned in several years. Remember not to prune stone fruits in winter due to wet climate blight risk, summer/fall only. 🌸

THIS WEEK ON THE FARM: Supposed to be finishing up pruning fruit trees, but this cold snap is slowing me down…ONLY 40 days to spring! A simple tutorial for pruning apple trees in comments below 🍎

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Hillside of cane berry plants terraced among 6 rows. Raspberry plants produce buds on their roots that grow into underground stolons and spread in summer. In spring, raspberry plants produce new canes, or suckers, from the base of their floricanes. Digging them up in winter and Consolidating give life to more plants! 🌱

Being a fruit farmer means no seasonal time off even in winter! ✂️

THIS WEEK ON THE FARM:
Cane pruning & transplanting on berry hill🌱
A good resource for growing your own in comments below. #winterpruning #raspberrystolons #growurown #feedursoul #organicallygrown