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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Elmarto on July 11, 2015, 16:43

Title: Summer pruning
Post by: Elmarto on July 11, 2015, 16:43

Hi

I was watching gardeners world last night and monty was summer pruning his trained fruit trees.

I have an espalier and some cordon apples and want to start pruning but thought it was still a little bit early for this according to what I have read!

Maybe I will wait a couple more weeks yet!

Martin

Title: Re: Summer pruning
Post by: mumofstig on July 11, 2015, 18:23

He was pruning his pears, I believe - and the RHS says

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Generally, this will be from mid-July for pears and the third week in August for apples and about ten days later in the north

So he was right and so are you  :D

Title: Re: Summer pruning
Post by: Elmarto on July 11, 2015, 20:36

Clearly I wasn't paying attention! :nowink:

Maybe that's why it's all going wrong in the garden!

Title: Re: Summer pruning
Post by: Aunt Sally on July 11, 2015, 22:13

It was a very interesting programme.

This is the how to do it information on how to do it from the RHS.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=212

Title: Re: Summer pruning
Post by: mikem on July 12, 2015, 08:45

Quote from: Elmarto on July 11, 2015, 20:36

Clearly I wasn't paying attention! :nowink:

Maybe that's why it's all going wrong in the garden!

You must have paid more attention than me as I don't remember it - I must have fallen asleep! :blush: