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A Step-by-Step Guide to Grafting

November 9, 2022 ~~Around The FarmOGW Growing GuidesOGW Planting Tutorials~~

Late winter is grafting season, and the time of year to graft dormant hardwood cuttings and make some new baby fruit trees! Get your pruners sharpened, your grafting knives sterilized, and all of your budwood cut for another season and start making your own trees. Be sure to browse our...

Average Chill Hours Chart for Fruit Trees

November 6, 2020 ~~OGW Growing Guides~~

Fruit Tree Chill Hours Chart *this chart is based on the average range, some cultivars do vary Almond: 400-600 Walnut: 800-100 Filbert (Hazelnut): 800-1300 Chestnut: 300-500 Pistachio: 550-800 ————————————– Apple: 700-1000 (Low chill varieties between 200-500) Apricot: 500-800 Peach: 600-1000 (low chill varieties between 300-500) Nectarine: 100-500 Asian Pear: 400-500 European Pear: 600-800 Japanese Plum: 500-900 European Plum: 700-1000 Pluot: 400-800 (Low chill...

Nursery Happenings Summer of 2019

September 14, 2019 ~~Around The Farm~~

Summertime is one of our favorite seasons here at the nursery! After the madness of spring finally winds down a bit we can all take a breath, watch our plants grow, water from morning until night, propagate plants for next year and put plants in the ground here at the...

Climate Adapted Gardens

August 16, 2019 ~~Around The FarmOGW Growing Guides~~

Adaptation in the Age of Warming As gardeners and nursery workers we have a keen eye on what we can expect from our local climate and what kind of weather we get in a season. While weather is constantly fluctuating our climate was historically thought to be relatively stable on...

Garden Planning This Winter

January 22, 2018 ~~OGW Growing Guides~~

Imagine you could be eating your homegrown dried Figs, Berries, Plums, ~~Persimmon~~s, Walnuts, Chestnuts, Apples, Pears, Jujubes and more… Bags of dried fruits and a universe of jars of wonderful treats. Winter salad greens and fresh cut herbs could grace your plate. Your onions and potatoes seasoned with parsley, sage, rosemary,...

All About Fruit Show

September 17, 2017

All About Fruit Show Clackamas County Fairgrounds, Canby OR Saturday & Sunday October 21 – October 22, 10 am to 4 pm Come to the Home Orchard Society’s All About Fruit Show and sample hundreds of varieties of Apples, Pears, Quince, Grapes, Kiwis, and more. OGW will be there with...

All About Fruit Show

September 17, 2017

All About Fruit Show Clackamas County Fairgrounds, Canby OR Saturday October 21 – Sunday October 22, 10 am to 4 pm Come to the Home Orchard Society’s All About Fruit Show and sample hundreds of varieties of Apples, Pears, Quince, Grapes, Kiwis, and more. OGW will be there with select...

Low Chill Plants

September 23, 2015 ~~OGW Growing Guides~~

Low Chill Plants are most fruits grown in the US go dormant in late fall. They require a minimum amount of cool weather before they can begin growing normally again in the spring. This cool weather requirement is measured in Chill Hours. Chilling hours are achieved when temperatures are between...

Extremely Hardy Plants

September 23, 2015 ~~OGW Growing Guides~~

Extremely Hardy Plants for our friends in Alaska and northern regions of the US, the following plants will survive very cold temperatures and many will produce abundant crops of delicious fruit. These plants should all be hardy to minus 25°F. or below. This list is a work in progress and...

DIYFruit – Plan Your Garden and Orchard Now

August 27, 2015 ~~Around The Farm~~

DIYFruit – Plan Your Garden and Orchard Now Decorate your yard and enjoy abundant harvests of unique and delicious fruit! With all this cold and rainy weather, it may take some convincing for us to believe that spring is really on its way. But it is and by the middle...

A Step-by-Step Guide to Grafting

Average Chill Hours Chart for Fruit Trees

Nursery Happenings Summer of 2019

Climate Adapted Gardens

Garden Planning This Winter

All About Fruit Show

All About Fruit Show

Low Chill Plants

Extremely Hardy Plants

DIYFruit – Plan Your Garden and Orchard Now

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