We’re lucky enough to have Tessa’s in-house micro-dairy here on the farm as part of the Harcourt Organic Farming Co-op. You might even be able to do a trade for some lovely nutritious manure. But it’s one of the easiest ways of dealing with them, and the animal’s owners will probably appreciate the free feed. This is less than ideal because the nutrients are leaving your garden. If not, are there animals nearby you can take them to? If you have animals yourself, see how they feel about eating the garden prunings. In their quest for the tasty leaves, they will often break the branches down enough to put the remains straight into a compost pile. ![]() Large animals (think sheep, goats, horses) just love to eat prunings, especially if they still have green leaves on them. ![]() The first method we want to tell you about is feeding them to animals. That way all the carbon and other nutrients they contain will be recycled and used by other plants. The best way is to return them to the soil somehow. Picking up diseased prunings and disposing of them properly is just as important as the pruning itself. ![]() In fact, it’s so important that it’s the first step in our foolproof 7-step pruning method.īut then what? Prunings on the ground Disposing of prunings Summer pruning is a good opportunity to remove this kind of diseased wood from the tree. If your apricot tree is like the ones on our farm, you might see the odd spot of Gummosis or the remnants of this year’s Blossom blight infection. Pruning is a great time to do a close-up health check of your fruit trees. The typical stunning, warm autumn weather we get in our part of the world makes it the perfect time for the job.Īnd when the trees are starting to wear their glorious autumn colours, it’s an absolute joy to be in the garden and hanging out with them. Click here to get your FREE ebook 10 Key Steps to Growing Great Fruit
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