Organic Apple Production at Avalon Orchards
Visit one of Canada’s largest plantings of naturally disease-resistant apple trees! 30 years running & designed with permaculture principles.
Does comfrey promote growth and fruit production of saskatoon berry and black currant?
Perennial cover crops have many ecological benefits. However, they may compete with the crop or not provide sufficient weed control. Progress to Date: In their second year with comfrey, Pat found no difference in saskatoon growth or production compared to shrubs...Does biochar improve tree growth in a newly established apple orchard?
Val and Brent were curious to know if biochar will help regenerate soil in their young apple orchard and “help to set in motion biological activity and nutrient retentionâ€. Researchers have documented benefits from biochar in arid and tropical soils, which vary by...