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Grow Your Own Backyard Orchard Checklist

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Editor's Note: Last week, we covered sustainable, organic ways to grow your own orchard. Now it's time to start planning! Here is a checklist organized by months to get your orchard growing. We also have this available in a pdf, so you can just print it off. Click here to get the pdf. January: __Order bareroot trees __Inspect for pests __Start seeds indoors __Order orchard tools February __Begin dormant bench grafting __Clean tools March __Prune apples, pears, and plums __Clear remaining fruit __Prune damaged limbs April __Plant trees at thaw __Apply dormant oil spray May __Plant perennials __Apply holistic spray after petal drop __Prune cherries, peaches, and apricots __Start training limbs June __Thin fruit __Clear fallen fruit weekly __Use holistic spray weekly after petal fall July __Harvest cherries __Hang apple maggot fly traps [caption id="attachment_30403" align="alignleft" width="374"]

Our fruit harvester tool helps you reach the fruit safely from the ground. Available at Lehmans.com[/caption] August __Harvest plums, apples, peaches, and apricots __Add fresh mulch __Prune apple trees September __Harvest apples, peaches, and pears October __Continue harvest __Remove tree trainings __Remove fly traps November __Put shredded leaves under trees __Apply last spray __Pull back mulch December __Protect trees from voles, rabbits, and deer Remember! This checklist is a guide. Your orchard's needs may vary depending on your climate. Click here to find our tried-and-true planting and harvesting tools to help you along your way.

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