Walking down a long row of trees with the chainsaw. We prune the fruit trees this time of year to allow more air to enter the canopy. That increased airflow through the branches reduces the potential for fungal disorders and makes for fewer applications of chemical sprays through the growing season.
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2/27/2020
A traditional North Fork farm in wintertime. Photo by Pamela Zahra-Kaminsky.
2/25/2020
Freshly-chainsawed fruitwood logs on the orchard floor.
2/21/2020
The growing season begins again on some of the coldest days of the year with these baby tomato plants starting out inside the warmth of the greenhouse.
2/19/2020
There’s no shortage of fruitwood around here during pruning season.
2/13/2020
Tossing firewood into the pile.
2/01/2020
After we prune the branches off the fruit trees, we chop up the prunings into bits. This conservation practice helps to conserve moisture during the growing season, incorporates organic material into the soil, and is part of our crop rotation system, in which we grow a different crop on the soil where fruit trees used …
1/31/2020
Doing some serious crop rotation.
October 17
Wickham’s apple cider is an old-fashioned, handmade, artisan product, whose flavor varies depending on the mix of apple varieties that we use in a particular batch. Which varieties do you think we should use in this week’s cider pressings?
October 16
Wholesale cider orders are welcome. We have an ample supply of apple cider. Please call us for wholesale orders at 631-734-6441.