Orchard People

Learn how to grow and care for fruit trees with fruit tree care educator Susan Poizner of OrchardPeople.com. Discover how to create permaculture plantings, food forests, and forest gardens in both urban and rural settings. Meet experts on all aspects of comprehensive fruit tree care, including pruning, pest and disease prevention, fruit tree grafting and budding, and soil management.Show host Susan Poizner, creator of the fruit tree education website OrchardPeople.com, is an award-winning author of three fruit tree care books and an ISA Certified Arborist. This podcast is the winner of the 2021 GardenComm Silver Award of Achievement for Broadcast Media: Radio Program Overall. Learn more and access archived episodes at https://podcast.orchardpeople.com/.Learn more about Susan's books and courses at https://learn.orchardpeople.com/books.

Orchard People is a leisure podcast hosted by Susan Poizner, OrchardPeople.com, with 126 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Susan Poizner, OrchardPeople.com hosts Orchard People, a leisure show with 126 episodes published.

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  Episode #129

  Classic Episode: Vertical Mulching with Dr. Glynn Percival

  Jun 30, 202628 min

  We often think about watering, pruning, and fertilizing when a fruit tree struggles. In this Classic Episode, Dr. Glynn Percival explores another possibility: compacted soil. Learn what vertical mulching is, when it may help, and why healthy roots begin with healthy soil. Dr. Glynn Percival is a Senior Arboricultural Research Manager at Bartlett Tree Experts in the UK. You can download Glynn's PowerPoint presentation referred to in the show by clicking here . The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com . Susan is the author of four books on fruit tree care. Learn more here: https://www.orchardpeople.com/books HOW TO TUNE IN TO OUR PODCAST 📺 Video Podcast: Watch the recorded episode anytime on our YouTube Podcast Playlist . 🎧 Audio Podcast: Download the podcast and listen on your favorite app after it airs. 🌐 Article: Read the article linked to the show " Vertical Mulching for Fruit Trees: When Surface Mulch Isn't Enough " and find the video and podcast links there too! --------------------- ✍️ Do you want to learn to grow organic fruit trees successfully? Sign up for OrchardPeople.com's free monthly newsletter at https://orchardpeople.com/sign-up/ FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROWING FRUIT TREES THAT THRIVE: ✂️ How to Prune Fruit Trees: https://orchardpeople.com/how-to-prune-and-train-fruit-trees/ 🪲 Fruit Tree Pests and Diseases: https://orchardpeople.com/protecting-fruit-trees-from-pests-and-diseases/ 🌳 How to Feed Fruit Trees: https://orchardpeople.com/how-to-feed-fruit-trees/ 🍎 The Best Fruit Trees to Grow: https://orchardpeople.com/best-fruit-trees-to-grow/ 🌱 How to Graft Fruit Trees: https://orchardpeople.com/how-to-graft-fruit-trees/ WHERE TO BUY FRUIT TREE CARE BOOKS AND PRODUCTS: 📗Buy Fruit Tree Care Books (including Susan's books) Here: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/books 🪚Buy Fruit Tree Pruning Tools and Other Products These show notes may contain affiliate links to products. We may receive a small commission for purchases made through these links at no cost to you. Thanks for your support!

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  Episode #128

  Classic Episode: Grow Fruit Trees Fast with John Cline

  May 26, 202641 minS0

  <p>In this classic Orchard People podcast episode, explore why some fruit trees grow vigorously while others struggle for years before producing fruit, with fruit tree physiologist John Cline about the science behind fruit tree growth, productivity, and early fruiting.</p><p>John Cline Ph.D, is a professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture, at the University of Guelph in Ontario.</p><p>Together, they explore how rootstocks, pruning, branch training, soil conditions, sunlight, watering, and tree genetics all influence how quickly fruit trees establish and produce harvests.</p><p>This conversation originally helped inspire Susan’s book Grow Fr...

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  Episode #127

  Watering and feeding fruit trees with Casey Clapp

  Apr 27, 202640 minS0

  <p>Learn how watering and feeding fruit trees work together with arborist, author, and educator Casey Clapp on this episode of the Orchard People Radio Show.</p><p>Casey is the co-host of Completely Arbortrary and an arborist based in Portland, Oregon.</p><p>Learn more:</p><p>https://caseyclapp.com<br>https://arbortrarypod.com<br>https://www.gofundme.com/manage/yearofthecone</p><p>The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.  </p><p><br></p><p>Susan is the author of four books on fr...

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  Episode #126

  How to Read a Soil Test for Fruit Trees (and What to Try Next) with Ariel Agenbroad

  Mar 31, 202651 minS0

  <p>What do all those numbers on a soil test actually mean?</p><p>In this episode of the Orchard People podcast, Susan Poizner speaks with soil educator Ariel Agenbroad about how to read a soil test for fruit trees and how to interpret results like pH, organic matter, nitrogen, and electrical conductivity.</p><p><br>Extension Professor Ariel Agenbroad has been working with urban farmers, gardeners and community members for over 18 years through University of Idaho Extension. Her love of plants, people and the natural world shape her programs and her approach to education. She is currently involved with...

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  Episode #125

  Evaluate Your Soil Before Planting Fruit Trees with Ariel Agenbroad

  Feb 24, 202625 minS0

  <p>Learn how to evaluate your soil before planting fruit trees with Ariel Agenbroad, Area extension educator in community food systems and small farms at the University of Idaho Extension, Boise, Idaho, on this episode of the Orchard People Radio Podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.  </p><p><br></p><p>Susan is the author of four books on fruit tree care. Learn more here: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/books</p><p><br></p><p>She is al...

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