Journal
The journal is broken down into weekly pages, so please find the edition you'd like to read from the links below.| Journal edition | Main topics |
|---|---|
| 17th February 2012 | The answer lies in the soil! |
| 10th February 2012 | Winter weather. Irrigation Conference. BIFGA News. |
| 3rd February 2012 | Looking to the future. John Breach and BIFGA. |
| 27th January 2012 | Looking to the future. Apprentices and BIFGA Technical Day. |
| 20th January 2012 | Healthy eating? Not enough Fruit & Vegetables in our diet! |
| 13th January 2012 | Visiting farming Friends! |
| 6th January 2012 | Christmas & New Year has gone and its back to work! |
| 30th December 2011 | 2011 review and 2012 preview. |
| 23rd December 2011 | Christmas is nearly here! |
| 16th December 2011 | A new Rubens 'Fruit Wall' orchard in Kent. |
| 9th December 2011 | Christmas approaches! Peter Tipples; A Wealden Countryman. |
| 2nd December 2011 | Lots of English Apples and Pears! |
| 25th November 2011 | Is this a late Autumn or an early Spring? |
| 18th November 2011 | Improving plant hygiene in the orchard. |
| 11th November 2011 | Remembering our Heroes. The EAM visits Mack Multiples. |
| 4th November 2011 | Apple Fair at Cranbrook in Kent! |
| 28th October 2011 | National Fruit Show and Countryside Live. |
| 21st October 2011 | Open Day at Pippins & The National Fruit Show. |
| 14th October 2011 | Farming Futures and looking ahead to National Fruit Show. |
| 7th October 2011 | Retail visits. Outstanding English Apples! |
| 30th September 2011 | Apple harvest approaches the later stages! |
| 23rd September 2011 | Rubens and Kanzi picking started. Pretty pictures! |
| 16th September 2011 | Cox and Gala picking, almost done. Farewell to an old friend! |
| 9th September 2011 | Cox Apples now in the shops. Gala will follow soon! |
| 2nd September 2011 | Zari and Galmac Apples. FAST tree wall trials. Concept Pears. |
| 26th August 2011 | The new season 'hots up' and The EAM in France! |
| 19th August 2011 | Award winning orchard in North Kent. |
| 12th August 2011 | Prize Winning Orchards. Automation in the Orchard. |
| 5th August 2011 | Robotics in the orchard and Zari, a new early apple. |
| 29th July 2011 | New season starts with Discovery. Automation in the orchard. |
| 22nd July 2011 | The EAM at Kent County Show and The House of Lords. |
| 15th July 2011 | The English Apple Man at The Kent County Show! |
| 8th July 2011 | Kent Show preview. It is a very early apple season! |
| 1st July 2011 | Sweet Sensation Pear launch at East Malling |
| 24th June 2011 | Goodbye to an old friend! Sweet Sensation Pears. |
| 17th June 2011 | Orchard visits and British to the Core! |
| 10th June 2011 | Another drought? Thinning Apples! |
| 3rd June 2011 | English Apple Man is writing his memoirs! |
| 27th May 2011 | The EAM on holiday and 'drought' conditions back home! |
| 20th May 2011 | Variable effect of Frost and thinning of apples. |
| 13th May 2011 | More news of Frost damage. Career opportunities in Farming. |
| 6th May 2011 | Jack frost shows his hand! New varieties. |
| 29th April 2011 | Royal Wedding! Questions and Answers. |
| 22nd April 2011 | Stunning pictures of Apples in Full Bloom! |
| 15th April 2011 | Apple Blossom time! |
| 8th April 2011 | Pears and Plums in bloom, Apples not far away! |
| 1st April 2011 | Weather warms up. Pollination prospects. Bees. |
| 25th March 2011 | UK season nearly over. NZ apples on the way! |
| 18th March 2011 | Local sourcing. Gala and Cox Apples! |
| 11th March 2011 | The weather is warming, the apple bud is moving! |
| 4th March 2011 | The Under 40 visit to The Loire Valley |
| 25th February 2011 | Under 40's Conference. Health benefits from Apples. |
| 18th February 2011 | Hadlow College Fresh Start & Keepers Nursery |
| 11th February 2011 | Renewal pruning of apple trees. |
| 4th February 2011 | East Kent Fruit Society. Oxford University visit. |
| 28th January 2011 | Precision Farming. Nuffield Scholarships. |
| 21st January 2011 | Sustainable Intensification and Horticultural Courses. |
| 14th January 2011 | Sustainable Top Fruit Production. |
| 7th January 2011 | Sustainable apple and pear production. |
| 31st December 2010 | New Year reflections. |
| 17th December 2010 | Christmas. Apples & Pears. Apple Books. |
| 10th December 2010 | Christmas approaches. Retail visits to the big 4. |
| 3rd December 2010 | Snow and Ice challenges growers & suppliers. |
| 26th November 2010 | The English Apple Man in Malta |
| 19th November 2010 | The English Apple Man in Holiday mood. |
| 12th November 2010 | Retail visits to John Lewis and M&S. Amelia's Apple |
| 5th November 2010 | Autumn settles in. English Apple & Pear availability. |
| 29th October 2010 | The National Fruit Show & The Festival of British Fruit |
| 22nd October 2010 | The National Fruit Show & Festival of British Fruit |
| 15th October 2010 | National Fruit Show. Festival of British Fruit. |
| 8th October 2010 | The English Apple Man visits West Midlands. |
| 1st October 2010 | Weald of Kent Ploughing Match. |
| 24th September 2010 | Apple and Pear picking. Retail roundup. PYO. |
| 17th September 2010 | Apple & Pear picking. Concept Pear Orchard. Redlove Apples. |
| 10th September 2010 | Cox picking about to start. THE EAM at Golf. Monster Munchies. |
| 3rd September 2010 | Harvest gets closer. Gala Club report. |
| 27th August 2010 | New season English Apples. Organic review. |
| 20th August 2010 | East Kent and Paddock Wood orchard competitions. |
| 13th August 2010 | Summer pruning. Vineyard visit. New season Discovery. |
| 6th August 2010 | Quality thinning Conference Pears |
| 30th July 2010 | Quality thinning of Apples |
| 23rd July 2010 | EAM visits Fruit Focus. |
| 16th July 2010 | Judging at The EKFS Orchard Competition. |
| 9th July 2010 | Hadlow College at Hampton Court Flower Show |
| 2nd July 2010 | Pests and Diseases of Apple and Pears |
| 25th June 2010 | Pear thinning. Hadlow College at Hampton Court. |
| 18th June 2010 | Thinning apples. |
| 11th June 2010 | Crop prospects for 2010. EAM Malta holiday. |
| 4th June 2010 | The English Apple Man on holiday |
| 28th May 2010 | I revisit some of the pictures of blossom used in the past few weeks |
| 21st May 2010 | Fruit set. Frost damage. Routine tasks. |
| 14th May 2010 | Jack Frost. Frost Buster. Pollination. Blossom period. Petal fall. |
| 7th May 2010 | Blossom walk winner. Blossom pictures. Bees at work. |
| 30th April 2010 | Frost risk. Frost prevention. Blossom approaches. |
| 23rd April 2010 | St.George. Apple & Pears. Farm Shops. Assured Produce. Blossom Walk Winner. |
| 16th April 2010 | Apples at green cluster. Blossom walk competition |
| 9th April 2010 | Fruit trees on the move. Blossom walk competition. |
| 2nd April 2010 | Seasonal stage. Planting trees at Hadlow. Moor Organics win award. |
| 26th March 2010 | Warmer weather. Risk of Apple scab. |
| 19th March 2010 | Spring is here. Pears are on the move. National Fruit Show AGM. |
| 12th March 2010 | Supermarket review-English & Imported Apples & Pears |
| 5th March 2010 | Conference Pears. UK v Imported. |
| 26th February 2010 | Tree planting best practice. |
| 20th February 2010 | Planting news. New variety report. Chile visit. |
| 12th February 2010 | Pruning. Industry award. |
| 5th February 2010 | Pruning Gala and Braeburn Apples. |
| 29th January 2010 | Pruning Cox. |
| 22nd January 2010 | Bramley pruning. Jazz and Kanzi. |
| 15th January 2010 | Snow. Pruning. BIFGA Conference. Grower depression. |
| 8th January 2010 | Snow scene. Rabbits. Apples & Pears. |
| 31st December 2009 | Review of 2009. Preview 2010. |
| 18th December 2009 | Christmas preview |
| 11th December 2009 | Suggestions for Christmas presents. |
| 4th December 2009 | Pruning. Planting. Evolution of tree density. |
| 27th November 2009 | Pruning Apple trees. |
| 20th November 2009 | Weather. Autumn tasks. Harvest bin repair. Retail review. |
| 13th November 2009 | EAM visits East Anglia. Stoke by Nayland Club. Autumn tidy up. |
| 6th November 2009 | EAM reviews Supermarket availability of English Apples |
| 30th October, 2009 | Review of NFS and Visit to Festival Place, Basingstoke |
| 23rd October, 2009 | National Fruit Show report! |
| 16th October, 2009 | Celebrating English Apples |
| 9th October, 2009 | New English Apples |
| 2nd October, 2009 | Packing English Apples |
| 25th September, 2009 | Where to buy English Apples |
| 18th September, 2009 | The English Apple Season 'really takes off' |
| 11th September, 2009 | Storage systems |
| 4th September, 2009 | Evaluating fruit for harvest |
| 28th August, 2009 | Picking systems in 2009 |
| 21st August, 2009 | The first of the new season's Bramleys. |
| 14th August, 2009 | The start of the English apple season! |
