Grow it, Minnesota
Learn how to grow vegetables, fruit, flowers and more in a cold-climate. Long-time garden writer and blogger Mary Schier of MyNorthernGarden.com interviews expert northern gardeners on growing techniques, how-to and garden design.
Grow it, Minnesota
Growing Apples in the North with Bob Osborne
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Mary Schier
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Season 1
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Episode 10
What does it take to grow a delicious apple in cold climates? In this episode, we check in with orchardist Bob Osborne, author of the new book, Hardy Apples: Growing Apples in Cold Climates (Firefly Books, 2022). We talk about what an apple tree needs to grow well, grafting, pests and diseases, pruning and favorite apples for northern gardeners. Bob Osborne is the owner of Corn Hill Nursery in beautiful New Brunswick, Canada.
- More about Bob
- Bob's top apple pick: FrostBite
- Mary's favorite apple
- U of Minnesota apple growing tips
- Video on spring apple pruning
- Follow Mary on Instagram
- An interesting story about bees and apples
- Mary's website