Podcast Episodes

Columnar Apple Trees for Small Gardens

Episode 109

Learn about Columnar Apple Trees for Small Gardens in this episode of the Orchard People radio show. Our guests are: Kenong Xu, Associate Professor, and Laura Dougherty of Cornell University in Genev…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Fertilizing Fruit Trees in the Fall: Biodynamic Tips with Alan Suprenant

Episode 108

Learn a Biodynamic approach to fertilizing fruit trees in the fall with Alan Suprenant of Brook Farm Orchard in this episode of the Orchard People radio show and podcast. The host of the Orchard Peop…

Published on 11 months ago

Fruit Tree Nutrient Deficiencies with Eric Hanson

Episode 107

Learn how to look at fruit tree leaves and identify common nutrient deficiencies (ie a lack of nitrogen, magnesium or boron) with Eric Hanson, Professor Emeritus of Horticulture Michigan State Univer…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

USDA Wild and Cultivated Apple Tree Collection with Ben Gutierrez

Episode 106

Learn about the wild and cultivated apple varieties at the USDA's Apple Collection of 5000+ Unique apple trees in Geneva, New York with my guest Ben Gutierrez, Curator of Apple and Tart Cherry for th…

Published on 1 year ago

Beneficial Nematodes with David Shapiro-Ilan

Episode 105

Learn how beneficial nematodes can control orchard pests including plum curculio and Japanese beetles with entomologist David Shapiro-Ilan at the Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory i…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Fruit Mummies with Kerik Cox

Episode 104

Have you ever found mummified and immature fruit on your fruit trees? Learn what's happening and how to prevent this using botanical sprays in this episode of the Orchard People podcast. 

Our guest i…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Fruit Tree Patents with Jeremy Kent Tamsen

Episode 103

What fruit trees are illegal to propagate? Learn about fruit tree propagation law with with Jeremy Kent Tamsen of Washington State University. WSU's Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in Wenatc…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Best Wood Chips for Fruit Trees with Linda Chalker-Scott

Episode 102

Learn about the best wood mulches for fruit trees with Linda Chalker-Scott, Professor of Horticulture at Washington State University in this episode of the Orchard People radio show and podcast.

Lind…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Fruit Trees in Fabric Pots with Kevin Espiritu

Episode 101

Learn when, why and how to grow fruit trees in fabric pots. Our show guest on the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Kevin Espiritu of EpicGardening.com. Kevin is the author of the book Grow Ba…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Grafting Compatibility with Kevin Folta

Episode 100

Learn about grafting compatibility and what kinds of trees can be grafted together by understanding the science of graft unions! Our guest is Dr Kevin Folta, Professor of horticultural sciences at th…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago