I have a small orchard of 6 fruit trees at the bottom of my garden - 2
apples, 1 pear, 1 quince, 2 crab apples - all good sized and mature. I
bought this house last year and the trees were in a sorry state - they
hadn't been looked after for years, so i had a fruit tree specialist come in
this winter and open all the trees out and generally give them a good prune.
(I've also got a couple of big cherry trees too, but I imagine there's not
much point trying to get fruit from these as the birds will probably win)

Now they look great and the blossoms are almost all gone, so my question is
what should I do to try and harvest a good crop this year ??

Some people say spray, others say don't......

Personally, I'm more of the preventative action type - if it will be
beneficial to spray them, then I'm happy to do so.

The question is - what for, and then what with ?

I have heard about codling moths being able to wreck fruit crops, but how do
I know if I have any of them ?

any advice greatfully appreciated.

Thanks,


Alasdair