tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683446064054569523.post3279466708612095679..comments2024-02-27T10:57:21.626+13:00Comments on Little notes from Heather and Martin: Neighbourhood gardening updateHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17588832912375311757noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683446064054569523.post-70056616536160432512023-02-10T17:30:03.720+13:002023-02-10T17:30:03.720+13:00And I didn't notice I was 'anonymous',...And I didn't notice I was 'anonymous', sorry - that was me :-)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588832912375311757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683446064054569523.post-10854345767538527382023-02-10T17:29:20.350+13:002023-02-10T17:29:20.350+13:00You're right. Pruning feels beyond me, but th...You're right. Pruning feels beyond me, but the quince, in particular, badly needs it. I did put a note to that effect on the local Facebook page, but no one stepped up to say they were keen. It's a bit of an awkward location for pruning - it's on a moderately steep slope and the tree's quite tall - but hopefully someone else will step up! But, with the fertiliser, it's looking way healthier than this time last year, at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683446064054569523.post-27797824535270955712023-02-10T13:50:22.273+13:002023-02-10T13:50:22.273+13:00We learnt with our feijoa tree how important it is...We learnt with our feijoa tree how important it is to prune... when we pruned lightly for a year or two then failed to prune for a year, the fruit got really small, and the leaves were looking unhealthy. We then pruned it heavily and the new growth is beautiful and lush, and the fruit is big again. I know some types of fruit trees don't really need pruning (like orange trees), but if the ones in Heron Park don't provide a good crop it might just be that they need pruning.Terrynoreply@blogger.com