Suitable for... This method of pruning is suitable for old, overgrown apples and pears. Whenever pruning an overgrown tree, ideally do it in stages, over a number of years. Pruning back hard in one year only encourages excessive, vigorous and unfruitful growth.ulch renovated trees in the spring following pruning, and feed with a general balanced fertiliser such as Growmore (at 70g per sq m/2Â½oz per 10 sq ft) to encourage good regrowth. Hereâs how to prune two types of old fruit tree, firstly a typically overgrown, large tree, and secondly an old, stunted and gnarled tree.
How to dry and store onions for winter. The unpatented Soilman Onion Preservation Process, in steps: 1. Pull up onions. Leaving the stems on, pile them in a heap under glass/plastic for about 10 days.
The long day onion varieties are best grown in colder growing areas. â¢ There are intermediate-day onion types needing only 12-13 good daylight hours to stimulate the formation of bulbs. â¢ More recently short-day onions are happy to form bulbs after 9 hours of bright daylight.