Food Garden Life Show: Helping You Harvest More from Your Edible Garden, Vegetable Garden, and Edible Landscaping

Discover the Next Great AppleSusan Poizner, founder of Ben Nobleman Community Orchard (https://communityorchard.ca) in Toronto, talks about the upcoming apple-tasting fundraiser event for the orchard. Poizner is a college instructor, author of Grow Fruit Trees Fast and Growing Urban Orchards, and the founder of Orchard People (https://orchardpeople.com).At the virtual apple tasting, participants are guided through characteristics such as:* Smell* Flavour* TextureThe apples in the tasting were bred in Ontario — and have not yet been released.An apple tasting event is something you can do yourself! Poizner shares tips on how to host your own apple-tasting event.Pruning Fruit TreesWe also talk about how to prune fruit trees:* Why prune fruit trees* How to prune fruit trees* Winter vs. summer pruning* Water sprouts* When to cut off healthy branches* Whip cuts

Show Notes

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Discover the Next Great Apple
Susan Poizner, founder of Ben Nobleman Community Orchard in Toronto, talks about the upcoming apple-tasting fundraiser event for the orchard. Poizner is a college instructor, author of Grow Fruit Trees Fast and Growing Urban Orchards, and the founder of Orchard People.

At the virtual apple tasting, participants are guided through characteristics such as:
  • Smell
  • Flavour
  • Texture

The apples in the tasting were bred in Ontario — and have not yet been released.

An apple tasting event is something you can do yourself! Poizner shares tips on how to host your own apple-tasting event.

Pruning Fruit Trees
We also talk about how to prune fruit trees:
  • Why prune fruit trees
  • How to prune fruit trees
  • Winter vs. summer pruning
  • Water sprouts
  • When to cut off healthy branches
  • Whip cuts


 
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What is Food Garden Life Show: Helping You Harvest More from Your Edible Garden, Vegetable Garden, and Edible Landscaping?

Want to grow your own food but need creative ideas so you can get the most from your space and your growing zone? Our passion is the edible garden.

We help people grow food on balconies, in backyards, and beyond—whether it’s edible landscaping, a vegetable garden, container gardens, or a home orchard.

There are many ways to approach edible landscaping. Find out how to harvest enough fruit, vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers. Get top tips for exotic crops. And learn how to garden in a way that suits any situation.

Host Steven Biggs was recognized by Garden Making magazine as one of the “green gang” making a difference in Canadian horticulture. His home-garden experiments span driveway straw-bale gardens, a rooftop kitchen garden, fruit plantings, and an edible-themed front yard. He's a horticulturist, award-winning broadcaster and author, and former horticulture instructor with George Brown and Durham Colleges in Ontario, Canada.

Get started with one of our fan favourites. Season 6, Episode 10: Big Harvests from a Small Space with a Vertical Vegetable Garden.