John.d.hancox@btinternet.comOct 21, 20201 minHappy Apple Day 2020 Welcome to Apple Day 2020 In many ways its a sad time - as usually at this time of year I'd be running around Scotland and celebrating...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comSep 22, 20191 minThe Bloody Ploughman Apart from the great name - this apple supposedly sprung from the heart of a ploughman shot for scrumping - it also tastes terrific. It...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comSep 22, 20191 minStobo Castle - A tasty apple from the Scottish Borders We were sitting in the garden last night and tasting some of the apples I have been picking. People often ask me my favourite apples -...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comSep 12, 20191 minMax (my dog) loves apples... does yours? Given my liking for apples, it seems very odd, if rather convenient that my Max (my Red Fox labrador) - aka the Apple dog - honestly...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comSep 8, 20191 minAllotment apple day Over the years I've supported loads of allotmenters and allotment associations to plant orchards so it was nice to be at the Kirklee...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comSep 5, 20191 minScottish Apple and Cider Festival 20th Oct 2019 - 1.30 to 4,30pm location Partick Hill Bowling and Community Club 46 Partickhill Road Glasgow G11 5BY Welcome to a family...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comSep 4, 20191 minTraditional Apple Varieties The traditional varieties: these are some of my favourites The James Grieve: A dessert apple with yellow fruit, speckled and striped with...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comSep 3, 20191 minHardy Apple Tree Varieties Suitable for Growing in the North & Scotland - and higher ground I'm often asked to advise on fruit trees suitable for the northern parts of Scotland, The most North growing apple in a way is Coul...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comSep 2, 20192 minAn apple tree in every street "There should be apple trees on every street." 10 years on ... ! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11435650 John...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comSep 1, 20191 minOrchards for farms, smallholders and estates Apples, Plums and pears grow well in Scotland and there is a resurgence of interest in commercial scale fruit growing.. An increasing...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comAug 30, 20192 minScotland's native apples saved by school pupils and communitieshttps://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15626887.scotlands-native-apples-saved-by-school-pupils-and-communities/ Now the bloody ploughman...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comAug 29, 20191 minFruit trees for schools and nursery schools Over the past 14 years we have helped to plant over 500 school and community orchards. We can assist schools and community groups to...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comAug 29, 20194 minScottish Apples on the UpFrom the Scotsman The Lady of the Wemyss, Lord Rosebery, Tam Montgomery and Scarlet Leadington could easily be characters in a Victorian...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comAug 28, 20191 minFruit presents for weddings, birthdays or special occasions Over the years lots of people have given fruit trees as a present to celebrate the birth of children, for weddings and christenings, as...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comAug 27, 20191 minPlanting easy to manage orchards This is a newly planted orchard planted by Scottish Fruit trees for a customer in Ayrshire. We planted about 80 eating and cooking apple,...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comAug 26, 20191 minPreserving plums for Christmas. Rather pleased to get a load of our Victoria Plums preserved in Brandy. Its really quick to do and the plums preserve really well in...
John.d.hancox@btinternet.comAug 26, 20191 minBrambles Ah its the start of Autumn, and brambles are ripening. they are the perfect accompaniment to apples of course. - the acidity of the...
