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Making the most of mulch

April 27, 2016
Irrigation in a Wapato, Wash., orchard on April 30, 2014. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Watering by the numbers

April 14, 2016
Shown a few months after it was planted in the spring of 2013, this high-density tall spindle orchard near Grand Rapids, Michigan, uses a drip-irrigation system. Richard Lehnert/Good Fruit Grower

Changing ideas about water

April 14, 2016
A Wonder Weeder is pushed through an organic pear block, mulching and cultivating the soil around the base of the trees on July 15, 2015. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Better ways to irrigate

April 14, 2016

Keeping limbs in line with mechanical pruning – (video)

April 1, 2016

Help for growers both big and small

March 30, 2016
Juan Farias drives a spray rig outfitted with test equipment for the application of pollination in a cherry block in the Prosser, Washington on March 3, 2015. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

No bees, but a lot of buzz about artificial pollination (video)

March 25, 2016
Placing honeybee hives on top of fruit bins helps keep the hive from getting damp when sprinklers are running in orchard rows. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

6 tips for healthier bees

March 23, 2016

Looking for new pollinizers

March 23, 2016
An example of a bulls-eye rot canker. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Researcher is targeting bull’s-eye rot

March 23, 2016