Tag Archives: Fruit Trees

Dormant Oil Spray Get to it!

Posted on March 30, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Lets Talk about why we want to spray our fruit trees, fruit bushes and rose bushes with Dormant Oil, we are protecting then from certain overwintering pests and fungal diseases. Its giving the trees a head start in the spring … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Forest, Fruit Trees | Tagged dormant oil, Dormant Oil Spray, Fruit Trees, Garden, Gardening, Health, Increasing fruit yeilds, plants, prevent frugal infections, protecting your fruit trees, roses, Spring Fruit tree care, Spring Pruning, Work smarter | Leave a comment

Time to Prune! Garden Zone 5a

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Each cut was chosen with care, thank you to the Fine Line’s Landscape company that came out to do our over 50 plus hard fruit trees this year for us! With so many young trees, it was just awesome to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fruit Trees, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden | Tagged canada eh, flowers, Fruit Trees, Garden, Garden chores, garden zone 5a, Gardening, March Garden chores, native bees, nature, plants, pruning, Pruning Fruit trees, Snow on the ground, Spring in canada, Spring Pruning, Spring Pruning pear tree, spring pruning sour cherry trees, spring-flowers | Leave a comment

Community Supported Gardens Peach Program

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Here in Ottawa valley in Ontario, garden zone 5a it is the month where ideally we will be pruning hard fruit trees of all kinds. Long time readers know that i have been and continue to be active with other … Continue reading →

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Fruit Pruning Workshop Bourget Area

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

I am excited to have partnered up with Laura Moses to host some coming events here on the farm. I have worked with her in the past on different gatherings and lectures over the years. It is the first time i … Continue reading →

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Hello November..

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

What a fall, we got our first killing frost Oct 25th, that is the longest garden fall without the killing frost I have ever had in 17 years on the farm.. Did your killing frosts come early, on time or … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table, Life moves on daily | Tagged chit chat, eye care, Farmgal's Friday Rambles around the table, Fruit Trees, november, wheeping willow | 9 Comments

The Fruit Trees and Flowering Bushes are starting! But Where are the Bee’s!

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

Just a few of my flowering fruit tree’s are fully out, there is pears, and the plums in a full swing, the haskups are putting out a few (not bad considering they only got planted last year) and many many … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged First Fruiting trees of spring, Fruit Trees, Where are the bees, Wild violets | 7 Comments

Garden Monday- Apples/Ontario, Sea of Blue and Plants Swap..

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

Well, we all worried that this would happen, and here is the lastest news.. Sigh.. “A catastrophic freeze has wiped out about 80 per cent of Ontario’s apple crop and has the province’s fruit industry looking at losses already estimated … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, gardens | Tagged Farm Life, Fruit Trees, Garden, Wild Foods | 5 Comments

Food Storage Friday-03-16-2012

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

Food Storage Friday Report To be honest it was a slow week, and a bit of a whiny friday to boot.. the weather has hit a unnatural high, typically we are 2 or 3 above and we are well over … Continue reading →

Posted in farm, Food Storage | Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, Chores, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Fruit Trees, Garden, Soft Fruits | 5 Comments

Working on my new bushes list for 2012

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

Well, its not final yet, but I think I have narrowed down my list of fruiting and or health/herb bushes to add to the farm this year.. Here is what I have to date.. Smoky Saskatoon Shadblow Serviceberry Allegnery Serviceberry … Continue reading →

Posted in food, gardens | Tagged 100 mile food challange, Frugal, Fruit Trees, Garden, Soft Fruits | 6 Comments

Garden Count so far for 2011

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Garden Counts for 2011 to date, most of the harvest is done, will do one more big update in oct on what the final main harvest will be.. Hard Fruits Apples-77 pds-Still a bit more coming yet Crabapples-44 pds Wild … Continue reading →