Fruit bats destroy apple crop in Himachal
Fruit bats, which play a critical role in controlling pests, have become a menace in the Jubbal-Rohru belt in the upper Shimla region of Himachal Pradesh, destroying a ripe apple crop.
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Flat fruit trees produce harvest in slim space
Espalier (es-pahl-yer or es-pahl-yay) is a method of training trees to grow in two dimensions in an ornamental design.
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Apple Squeeze at University Place orchard this Sunday
The apples are hanging round and ripe on the trees at the Curran Apple Orchard – but wait! Don’t pick them yet. The annual Curran Orchard Apple Squeeze is happening this Sunday and until then, hands off please. Come 1 p.m. Sunday and you’ll have as many as you can pick – plus the cider, some apple pie and plenty of music and fun as well.
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Miriam Rubin's apple recipes
All summer, instead of pies, I've been making crisps and crumbles from whatever fruit is in season. Cherries and blueberries were early favorites, but apples remain my mainstay.
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Rosy future for farmers as apple growing season produces the tastiest crop in years
Thanks to the weather - which has subjected trees to a crisp winter and a golden summer - British orchards are full of sweet-tasting apples.
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Apple lovers give them a big squeeze
Tiny little sprouts are trying to grow in my garden. In my late-season garden. Wildfire lettuce mix, two kinds of beets, a new batch of Ruby Red chard, white turnips, flat-leaf spinach and ruffled Lollo Rossa lettuce.
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Tastiest apples in decades as British weather brings bumper harvest
British fruit growers are about to pip their European rivals after perfect weather conditions combined to yield one of the finest tasting crop of apples in years.
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Hot spring weather prompted early apple bloom, harvest
Amherst and Nelson County apple growers say this year s July and August apple crop is coming in a little bit lighter, a little bit sweeter and a little bit early.
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Forbidden Fruit makes wines out of Edenic B.C. gardens
In the past I was not a big fan of fruit wines in general, but I changed my mind when Forbidden Fruit owner Steve Venerables dropped by the tasting lounge last week.
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Sweet, tart, juicy and ripe
Big, juicy apples are ripe for picking as the start of harvest season arrives. Area growers say this year's apple crop is a good one, arriving a week or two early because of warm weather and plenty of rain.
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