My lemon tree always looks so rough here in the Mojave sun but it sure does give me a ton of lemons π2yr β DesertBlooms β r/BackyardOrchard
Been answering a few questions about these, behold my subtropical peaches! They are freaking delicious too.1yr β Hensanddogs β r/BackyardOrchard
I pulled more peaches off my tree in one day than I got all last year2yr β growawaynow β r/BackyardOrchard
Our orchard has been suffering due to the Texas drought but the pear tree still worked hard!8mo β Armored_Dillo β r/BackyardOrchard
I am in serious need of any and all peach related recipes. Our 8-10 year old tree is producing off the charts this year after a record thinning and we have already made most of my classics jam, pies, gallons of ice cream, crumbles, cobblers, slumps, dumps. Any suggestions are very appreciated.1yr β Richinsocks β r/BackyardOrchard
Dessert tonight - everything grown by me. What are you harvesting right now?2yr β swaseyesq β r/BackyardOrchard
Bought a house with a large but neglected orchard. Snow is melting so time to get to work! Lots to do and learn.1yr β avboden β r/BackyardOrchard
I just learnt that strawberry plants can produce new strawberry plants by planting the runners. Free food producing more free food, ain't that great.11mo β fruitgamingspacstuff β r/BackyardOrchard
I am very happy with the production from my Elberta peach tree this year.3yr β npdaly β r/BackyardOrchard
Crossposted from Gardening felt it was more appropriate here. For those of us who have never pruned before.3yr β confleiss β r/BackyardOrchard
Oct 15 and 16. I have 100 Festival variety Florida strawberries in 2 and 3 gallon bags. Wish me luck.1yr β gladbutt β r/BackyardOrchard
Had to reinforce this dragonfruit stand. Itβs probably somewhere near 500-600lb of cactus. No idea how Iβll ever move it.11mo β K-Rimes β r/BackyardOrchard
Iβve lost count on how many bushels weβve picked this year. Texas Hill Country.4yr β Rusty_toilet β r/BackyardOrchard
My two year old apple tree, planted from seed out of an apple from my grandmotherβs tree.2yr β tchnmusic β r/BackyardOrchard
Raspberries are coming in fiercely in Central Ohio. Picked my patch clean two days ago, an already have another bunch for breakfast tomorrow.8mo β elkoubi β r/BackyardOrchard
Grafted up my first 20 apple trees for planting tomorrow. Going into pots for their first year.1yr β Backpacker7385 β r/BackyardOrchard
We will soon have our first Pawpaw flowers but only on a single plant - looking for someone in the Massachusetts area with Pawpaws that could help pollinate.2yr β slyst0ne β r/BackyardOrchard
My backyard nursery with figs, dragon fruit, grapes, pomegranates, bananas, tea plant, loquat seedling, pineapples, and goji berry. In ground are citrus, apple, and mango.3yr β JTBoom1 β r/BackyardOrchard
Life .. uh.. finds a way.... A banana tree who's top was destroyed managing to fruit from middle of the stem.1yr β chillwithpassion β r/BackyardOrchard
25 fruit and nut trees nearly destroyed by fire yesterday. Just entered dormancy, I think most will be ok.3yr β Renorc β r/BackyardOrchard
When the blackberry bush your husband mowed down last year starts producing amazing berries!4yr β arodabough β r/BackyardOrchard
First cherry harvest of the season. Lost a lot of 'em to the cherry and Suzukii fly how do y'all fight those pests?2yr β lansboen β r/BackyardOrchard
Japanese Silverberry (Elaeagnus umbellata) Fruiting for the first time.2yr β target022 β r/BackyardOrchard
Pray for us in Texas, we don't know what to do with single digit temps. Under there is a lemon tree covered in blooms.3yr β foreverbored91 β r/BackyardOrchard
What are these seed pods for ? They have an amazing fruit smell to them.1yr β darkxmoon β r/BackyardOrchard
Lychee in central Florida. I just tried one and they are *almost* ripe! Just a few more days, I think.4yr β wordingbird β r/BackyardOrchard
A fig on my neighbor's tree (hand for scale). No idea what variety this is, but the figs are the size of lacrosse balls. They let me take some cuttings.3yr β TheGiantKorean β r/BackyardOrchard
So im dumb and only planted my trees 12' apart. Idk what i was thinking. All various apple/cherry. No two trees are the same breed, so i dont want to rip ecery other out. What happens if i just leave them as is?1yr β didyouseetheecho β r/BackyardOrchard
Favorite time for my persimmons. They were so big and so many this year.2yr β AtillaTheHanh β r/BackyardOrchard
How long can I leave this blueberry bush in that pot? Got it from Costco early spring and it seems to be doing very well.11mo β rubenh805 β r/BackyardOrchard
Are elderberry questions allowed in an orchard forum? I know it's not a traditional fruit tree.9mo β SweetEverlastingFarm β r/BackyardOrchard
Pros and cons of using netting? Bats destroyed my nectarine tree last year and Iβm determined to keep these ones safe (I live in Australia)1yr β Wanderer_9292 β r/BackyardOrchard
Is it normal that strawberries are growing in october? Have you noticed this too?1yr β Emblema__Zeta β r/BackyardOrchard
I planted this Gala a little over 2 years ago and it produced a lot of apples this year. Should I let it go or remove some?11mo β slyst0ne β r/BackyardOrchard
Our home came with 2 peach trees. What advice can you give on these 2? Last year only the far tree produced.1yr β muccamadboymike β r/BackyardOrchard
Year 4 of my espaliered apples. Started these from bare roots and got our first apples last year.4yr β TrueEclective β r/BackyardOrchard
Massive 40 year old apple. How do I get this back under control and stop the Apple scab?2wk β quizzicalquow β r/BackyardOrchard
Apple Seedling. So, Ive never grown a tree and now have questions. First, is it ready to be put in soil and second which side should be put up when put in soil? And do you have any other advise for a beginner? Thanks.1yr β MUH_MUH_MUH β r/BackyardOrchard
Wildlife apple orchard. How to protect your trees from deer2yr β SmokeyHillsParadise β r/BackyardOrchard
Blackberry fruit not developing properly any suggestions on how to fix ? Third year in a row this happened10mo β derekCirillo β r/BackyardOrchard
Working on saving a few hundred trees. Working on getting water restored.4yr β Topplestack β r/BackyardOrchard
Should I cut (prune?) the leaves off my 1 year old peach tree?2yr β SwedishFishOil β r/BackyardOrchard
Pomegranate! We inherited this tree when we bought our house and it hadnβt been maintained in quite a while. Iβm happy to report after a good trim and fertilizer it is healthy and fruiting!3yr β PlantsBeerCats β r/BackyardOrchard
Gifted pawpaw seedlings - can these go right in the ground? zone 6a. grown from seeds1yr β todayifudgedup β r/BackyardOrchard
Picked, pitted and processed a portion of our tart cherry tree, the birds got the rest. 8 cans pie filling, 12 tiny jars of jam, small bag of dried and a bag in the freezer!4yr β arodabough β r/BackyardOrchard
So many clear apples this year. Spiders and Nematodes for pest control. Tomato photo bomb.3yr β jh937hfiu3hrhv9 β r/BackyardOrchard
I need a cherry picker for the avocados.. the starfruit are still within reach using a ladder and a fruit picker basket....8mo β Mon-ick β r/BackyardOrchard
Anyone else choose their new additions based on gaps in your harvest calendar?4yr β stupac2 β r/BackyardOrchard
58 rows with 120 apple trees in each. We have a lot of pruning to do!3yr β Gdogg1982 β r/BackyardOrchard
My graft worked - hard to see but the leaf bud on the graft is beginning to swell. Excited.1yr β CoastalSailing β r/BackyardOrchard
Honeycrisp just arrived in a drop and grow bag. Planting instructions say to leave the burlap--should I?2yr β paulywolly β r/BackyardOrchard
Need Avocado Tree Help. Any reason for why no fruit for 3 straight years?1yr β Dubs4Life1130 β r/BackyardOrchard
Basically no apples this year, but the pears are doing great!3yr β the_perkolator β r/BackyardOrchard
Rooting fruit tree cuttings!! Figs, apricots, plums, peaches, mulberry...next summer is going to be tasty!2yr β joshismagoc β r/BackyardOrchard
Central Texas hitting a record 9β’F this weekend. Wish us luck, ladies and gentlemen. L to R: Pineapple Pear, Loquat, Arbequina olive, and Peach.3yr β Beerasaurus_Wrecks β r/BackyardOrchard
Should I let the soil show dry on the moisture meter before watering my bing cherry and black tartarian cherry trees? I rent so I potted them. They just started sprouting, Iβm in zone 7a1yr β LinusThiccTips β r/BackyardOrchard
I'm a beginner... What's the next step? Bees needed to pollinate to get peaches? Is my tree past that point?2wk β h0ckeyp1ayer β r/BackyardOrchard
Should I keep these tomatoes around my mango? They popped up from compost1yr β lando_mak β r/BackyardOrchard
Planted these trees (SD) each 25β apart last fall, and am adding 2 bare root on the right and left today. Have read they could have been closer together. Am I going to regret planting so far apart?1yr β DannyHeitz β r/BackyardOrchard
Last picking of the persimmons for this year. They get bigger and bigger every year.3yr β AtillaTheHanh β r/BackyardOrchard
My tiny urban orchard in London. All trees in pots, dripline-watered, shelves stacked for maximum sunlight.3yr β iamlengai β r/BackyardOrchard
