September
14th 2008
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Special Event:
NEW MILLS APPLE DAY: Sunday 19th September 2010, from 2pm.
Regular tasks at the orchard:
| Action | Harvest |
January
| Wassailing | ||
| Prune cobnuts if necessary | ||
| Prune apples and pears if necessary |
February
March
| Prune cherries if necessary |
April
| Prune off mildewed twigs and cankers |
May
| Check any stakes and ties |
June
| One World Festival | Elderflowers | |
| Thin out apple clusters late June | Tayberries | |
| Prune figs |
July
| Pull out ragwort | Red, white and blackcurrants | |
| Jostaberry | ||
| Gooseberries | ||
| Raspberries | ||
| Cherries (late) |
August
| Cut grass | Boysenberry | |
| Prune cherries if necessary | Opal plum (early)
Victoria plum (late) |
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| Oullins Golden Gage (mid) | ||
| Figs | ||
| Discovery apple (late) | ||
| Cobnuts (from mid) |
September
| Festival event | Blackberries | |
| Clapps Favourite Pear | ||
| Damson (early) | ||
| Loganberry | ||
| Japanese wineberry | ||
| Buerre Hardy Pear (mid while hard)
Williams Bon Chretien pear |
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| Prune plums if necessary | James Grieve (early-mid)
Worcester Pearmain (leave on tree as long as possible for best flavour) Cox’s Orange Pippin (mid) Red Devil Apple (late) |
October
| Apple Day 21st | Egremont russet apple
Spartan apple (early-mid) Jonagold apple (mid) Bramley cooking apple |
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| OrnamentalQuince
Real Quince |
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| Conference pear |
November
| Conference pear | ||
| Newton Wonder cooking apple |
December
