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.
Onions are easy to dry, and being lightweight, they reconstitute easily. Peel and slice them in rings about 1/8 inch thick and put them in a dehydrator at about 140Â°F until they're nearly dry. To keep the pieces from browning, bring the temperature down to 130Â° F for the last hour or so and keep testing for dryness. If you don't own a dehydrator, try drying onions in your oven.