{"id":27456,"date":"2024-05-13T18:52:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T17:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/photo-these-are-some-of-the-oldest-fruit-trees-in-our-garden-they-were-here-before-we-moved-in-and-initially-they-resented-the-fact-we-didn-t-give-them-any-treatments\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T14:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T13:44:18","slug":"photo-these-are-some-of-the-oldest-fruit-trees-in-our-garden-they-were-here-before-we-moved-in-and-initially-they-resented-the-fact-we-didn-t-give-them-any-treatments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alo.land\/pt\/photo-these-are-some-of-the-oldest-fruit-trees-in-our-garden-they-were-here-before-we-moved-in-and-initially-they-resented-the-fact-we-didn-t-give-them-any-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"These are some of the oldest fruit trees in our garden, they were here before we moved in, and initially they resented the fact we didn&#8217;t give them any treatments."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/03\/instagram_image-20250320-210829.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/03\/instagram_image-20250320-210829.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/03\/instagram_image-20250320-210829-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/03\/instagram_image-20250320-210829-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/03\/instagram_image-20250320-210832.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/03\/instagram_image-20250320-210832.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/03\/instagram_image-20250320-210832-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/03\/instagram_image-20250320-210832-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/03\/instagram_image-20250320-210835.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/03\/instagram_image-20250320-210835.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/03\/instagram_image-20250320-210835-980x1225.jpg 980w, https:\/\/aloland.v.paler.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/03\/instagram_image-20250320-210835-480x600.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><p>These are some of the oldest fruit trees in our garden, they were here before we moved in, and initially they resented the fact we didn&#8217;t give them any treatments.<\/p><p>The pear tree: for the first time this late in the year it&#8217;s disease free. In previous years, the leaves would turn black. Still no signs of flowers but it&#8217;s looking so much better.<\/p><p>Plum tree: looking good, but very few fruits. It&#8217;s not clear if something went wrong with the flowers or with the pruning.<\/p><p>Apple tree&#8221; Loaded with flowers, many clearly fertilised. \ud83d\ude0b<\/p><p>Now we have the duck nursery all around the trees, so they are getting top notch care: the ducks keep the grass low, control the bug population and, of course, fertilise the soil. Because we are constantly give them fresh water, the trees get constant irrigation.<\/p><p>The trees provide shade and a hiding place when they spot birds of prey in the skies.<\/p><p>Win:win.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are some of the oldest fruit trees in our garden, they were here before we moved in, and initially they resented the fact we didn&#8217;t give them any treatments. The pear tree: for the first time this late in the year it&#8217;s disease free. In previous years, the leaves would turn black. 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