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.
Overview. Onion is a cool-weather vegetable that does well when planted two weeks before the last frost date in areas with short growing seasons. Long-day onions do well in areas where sunlight lasts 15 to 16 hours per day. Plant short-day onions in the early fall for southern areas with long growing seasons.nion is a cool-weather vegetable that does well when planted two weeks before the last frost date in areas with short growing seasons. Long-day onions do well in areas where sunlight lasts 15 to 16 hours per day.