Organic Apple Video Gallery

Planting and Propagation

• T-budding (Pennsylvania State University)
• Breeding (University of Minnesota)
• Planting (University of Massachusetts)
• Cutting scion wood (Fruitwise Heritage Apples (UK))
• Cleft graft (Fruitwise Heritage Apples (UK))
• Rind graft (bark graft) (Fruitwise Heritage Apples (UK))
• Saddle graft (Fruitwise Heritage Apples (UK))
• Whip and tongue graft (Fruitwise Heritage Apples (UK))
• Chip budding (Fruitwise Heritage Apples (UK))
  

Cultivar Selection

• Select varieties (Pennsylvania State University)
• Early fuji varieties (University of Massachusetts)
• Cameo on different rootstocks (University of Massachusetts)
• Liberty (University of Massachusetts)
• Crimson Topaz (University of Massachusetts)
• Silken and Lindamac (University of Massachusetts)
• Sansa, Ginger Gold, Zestar! (University of Massachusetts)
• Slender-axis McIntosh and Lindamac (University of Massachusetts)
  

Training, Trellises, and Pruning

• Planting tall-spindle (University of Massachusetts)
• Tall-spindle fruit 2nd leaf Honeycrisp (University of Massachusetts)
• Tall-spindle fruit 2nd leaf many varieties (University of Massachusetts)
• Training (University of Massachusetts)
• How NOT to trellis (University of Massachusetts)
• Summer pruning (Michigan State University)
• Pruning tall-spindle (University of Massachusetts)
• Pruning central-leader (University of Massachusetts)
• General Pruning Basics (University of Vermont)
  

Thinning

• Summer hand thinning (Michigan State University)
• Young thinning gauge (University of Massachusetts)

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Sprayer calibration part 1, part 2 (Cornell University)
• Potential Ascospore Dose (PAD) for scab (University of Massachusetts)
  *NOTE: Urea is not approved for use in organic orchards*
  
• Leafminer and TPB traps (University of Massachusetts)
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) for spraying (Michigan State University)
• Orchard IPM (University of Wisconsin)
  *NOTE: Use an organically-approved material when chemical control is necessary*
• Common diseases (University of Nebraska)
• Insect traps (University of Nebraska)

Harvest, Ripeness, Maturity

• Ripeness and tasting (University of Minnesota)
• Ripeness (University of Maine)
• How to harvest and store apples (University of Maine)

Ground Cover Management

• Mulch (University of Nebraska)
• Orchard soil health protocol (Cornell University)

General Tips

• Summer tips (Michigan State University)
• Organic Apple Production - A Beginner's Guide (ATTRA)
• Organic Apple Production in Vermont (UVM Extension Across the Fence)