Dear Good Fruit Grower: If Ben Mann (cover artist, June 2009 Good Fruit Grower) were working for me, he would be immediately given his final check and asked to not come back. Perhaps, on a good day, I would first ask him to re-read our printed ladder safety manual, and give him a second chance. The ladder chosen is for indoor use on a level, firm floor. In the orchard, a three-leg ladder would be used to adapt to uneven terrain. He would be instructed to use a ladder sufficiently tall to reach his work without stretching. It appears there might […]