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Darren Turpin (@darrenturpin.bsky.social) #Orchard enthusiast & amateur pomologist Based in Manchester, UK Pro Gardener / Horticulturist @ National Trust Quarry Bank #orchardist, #allotmenteer and fruit grower Website: https://orchardnotes.com
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · Jan 19
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Main website: orchardnotes.com
#Pomolibrary book list: bit.ly/on-books
Full pomology bibliography: bit.ly/on-bibli
Historical fruit recipes archive: bit.ly/on-recip
My amateur research projects: bit.ly/on-respr
Norfolk Biffins & 'Beefing' apples: bit.ly/on-biffi
Orchard Notes - Fruit Tree Care, Management, History and More
Orchard Notes by Darren Turpin, orchardist and horticulturist based in Manchester, UK. Exploring and investigating modern orchard management methods as well as orchard history, tradition and culture.
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 3h
Good morning. Before you plunge your face deep into the overfull bowl of our clogged collective news toilet, cleanse yourself with an apple review! Today: the ORLEANS REINETTE.
Apple Review #15: Orleans Reinette
Why is it that sometimes you eat well-regarded apple but find it terrible? Or, the reverse: an apple that sucks is, to you, in that moment, good? There are, of course, a lot of things going on. Som…
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Barry M @barmas.bsky.social · 4h
Not just saying this because I wrote a contribution, but James’s planned book looks really interesting from a broader cultural perspective, covering an aspect seldom thought about when it comes to orchards. I think worth supporting the kickstarter if you can!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/vag...
The cover of the planned “Vagrant’s Pomona”, with a Lino cut of a skeleton picking apples.
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 4h
I was tempted... but not quite.
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Barry M @barmas.bsky.social · 1d
And the last component, Kirchensaller Mostbirne. Just a little of them.
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Barry M @barmas.bsky.social · 1d
And now a dessert pear, the lovely Kieffer’s Hybrid originally from Pennsylvania.
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Barry M @barmas.bsky.social · 1d
Showing the Luxemburger Mostbirne, which makes up 10% of the pear bill in Levitation.
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Barry M @barmas.bsky.social · 1d
Catching up on some video posts. This is going to get very boring for anybody not interested in perry pears, but a short series explaining each of the pears that feature in our 2025 Levitation perry, pressed last Saturday.
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 4h
Yes please, I'll have a hardcover copy of this one.
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Barry M @barmas.bsky.social · 4h
Not just saying this because I wrote a contribution, but James’s planned book looks really interesting from a broader cultural perspective, covering an aspect seldom thought about when it comes to orchards. I think worth supporting the kickstarter if you can!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/vag...
The cover of the planned “Vagrant’s Pomona”, with a Lino cut of a skeleton picking apples.
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 20h
It's a good one to look forward to 🙂
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Paula Fleming @paulafleming5.bsky.social · 1d
New favourite! 😄
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 1d
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 2d
I'm going to say "probably", based on personal experience. Egremont Russets from the supermarket are often dry, soft and bland. Whereas the ones I was picking at work yesterday are juicy, crunchy, sharp-sweet, with a definite honey note, absolutely delicious 😋
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 2d
Ah, we're talking supermarket apples? In that case I'm in 100% agreement 🙂

A few years ago you could get decent 'Discovery', 'Red Windsor', 'Egremont Russet', even 'Norfolk Royal Russet' from the supermarkets, but it seems they've given up even on those.
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 2d
Or, to be fair, perhaps they're picking actual late-ripening, long-keeping apples? Heritage varieties that will keep in a cool room on slatted shelves, the way it used to be done? Bit hard to tell without the rest of the article for context... 🤔
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TeePee Cider @teepeecider.bsky.social · 5d
Hysteranthous -blossom before leaves. Pears do this. Apples which flower a few weeks later take the usual leaves first course to the spring weather shielding the delicate flower buds from frost etc Pear have evolved to flower dramatically as early as possible in to attract bees but take that risk.
Pear tree in foreground in blossom whilst the apple trees behind are still dormant.
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 5d
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 7d
Well, this is one of the most utterly fabulous things I've seen in a very long time 😍

(Immediately goes into heavy-duty-tunnel-acquisition planning mode 🤔)

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He Grew a 40m (130ft) Edible Tunnel - Pumpkins, Pears & More!
YouTube video by Huw Richards
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Mark @rfcider.bsky.social · 6d
The best I’ve seen in the flesh, a serious botanical art talent. If I didn’t already have this signed print by Elizabeth Cameron my head may well have been turned.
Print of Medlar Fruit, signed by the artist Elizabeth Cameron.
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 6d
That's rather lovely. Reminds me of the great Victorian pomonas.
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Adam 🍎 @adapples.bsky.social · 6d
These are a few of my favorite things #apples
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Scenes from an autumn
A few visual takes on the best time of the year.
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 7d
Well, this is one of the most utterly fabulous things I've seen in a very long time 😍

(Immediately goes into heavy-duty-tunnel-acquisition planning mode 🤔)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykxH...
He Grew a 40m (130ft) Edible Tunnel - Pumpkins, Pears & More!
YouTube video by Huw Richards
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Fruit Works Co-operative @fruitworkscoop.bsky.social · 7d
We'll be at Shipley Harvest Market this Saturday with a fine selection of 🍏🍎, some of our magnificent trees and make lots of juice for free fun.
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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 7d
I have to admit I've always found meditation tricky. I get easily distracted, then I get frustrated by my own distraction. Which rather defeats the object... 🙄
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Adam 🍎 @adapples.bsky.social · 7d
Hey @applebluesky, can anyone fill me in on an apple sold to me as "Tipp Pippin"? It looks like a redder Cripps Pink and has dense breaking-crisp flesh. On the sweet side.

It is Irish.

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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com · 7d
Heard some useful tips & info from a sleep specialist - sleep hygiene, regularity of habits, minimising stimulus etc. - in a podcast I listened to recently:

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Transcript here: zoe.com/learn/sleep-...

I hope some of it helps. Poor sleep can be a real kick in the everything.
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