How I Prune My Damson Tree| Follow up on Gooseberry cuttings| Pruning stone fruits| Micro-Orchard|

[@billvalsallotments5915]

Hi woody nice to see you doing what you do best fruit trees You are the go to videos anything to do with apples pears plums .

[@cumbrianhomestead]

Praise indeed 🙏🙏 ATB 👍👍👍

[@annabelmacrae5256]

I also have a plum and a pear tree which were originally trained against the house, but had grown away. I am interested in your plum pruning so please show that. I need to cut down the top, but that's where all the plums are!

[@cumbrianhomestead]

You will probably have to take out some bigger branches and then prune back the new growth next year, probably get fruit second year after pruning

[@myrustygarden]

😢 hopefully you can get the moth under control Woody. But good the pigs can have the spoils so no waste. Happy growing 👩‍🌾, Ali 🌞🇨🇦

[@cumbrianhomestead]

Hi Ali It's so frustrating 😡 The UK does not allow the use of BTK so it's pheremone traps and insecticide sprays. I don't want to use sprays so will try the pheremone trap 🤞🤞

[@myrustygarden]

@@cumbrianhomestead oh isn’t BTK the same thing everyone uses on brassicas bessilus Therengigis 😜 not the correct spelling

[@cumbrianhomestead]

@@myrustygarden Yes it is, it only targets caterpillars ( including the larval stage of codling moth) it's not harmful to any other species.

[@myrustygarden]

@@cumbrianhomestead wow and yet so many uk gardeners use it

[@cumbrianhomestead]

@@myrustygarden I think you can obtain it via the internet 😉

[@briansgardenandpolytunnel8172]

i'm looking good for gooseberries now, woody. i took my cuttings last autumn. i'm now waiting for dry weather so i can get them planted out in the garden. because i'm impatient, i'm considering laying some weed fabric. the ground IS solid but without fabric i'd only slide about. fingers crossed it works..................brian

[@cumbrianhomestead]

I had mine planted through weed membrane Brian, it saves so much time weeding and hopefully will give you traction. Hope it works for you mate 🤞🤞 ATB 👍

[@annabelmacrae5256]

I have been renovating 2 neglected apple trees for the last few years. Codling moth a real problem so last winter I used grease bands and now have pheromone trap so fingers crossed.

[@cumbrianhomestead]

I'm definitely getting some pheremone traps next year! Good luck with yours 🤞🤞🤞😢

[@kath-phlox]

I'm trying to find out why Chris Smith's channel has disappeared. I know he's going through a trauma at the moment.

[@cumbrianhomestead]

Sorry Kath, I don't know about that channel, but I hope he can recover it 🤞 ATB 👍👍👍