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Fruit Trees - A Selection Guide

October 27, 2011 - GrowOrganic

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Your fruit trees need proper pollination to be fruitful, and they have a variety of pollinating needs. In our new video on fruit trees, Tricia explains that part of creating a home orchard is planning for the pollination of your trees. Before we get to the details, here’s a quick review of some fruit tree vocabulary: Pollination means moving pollen from the stamens to the stigma of a flower. The pollen can come from the same flower or a different flower. Pollinizer is the source…

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Best pollination for your fruit trees October 26, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Your fruit trees need proper pollination to be fruitful, and they have a variety of pollinating needs. In our new video on fruit trees, Tricia explains that part of creating a home orchard is planning… read more»	Chill hours: what are they, how do I count them, and why do my fruit trees care? October 26, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley WHAT’S A CHILL HOUR? You’re happily choosing your bare root fruit trees from our catalog when you suddenly notice extra numbers in the tree descriptions. Number of chill hours? Isn’t… read more»

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Hector Torres Says:

Oct 29th, 2011 at 6:48 pm

I am grateful for the blessing of the Internet, the portal Peaceful Valley, the information and Patricia Boudier’s videos in the knowledge of the organic farming.

So, Grow Organic for Life
Hector Torres
San Juan PR