

Virtual
commercial orchard
Services



Take me into your orchard in your smartphone or tablet
Some of the topics I can assist you with
- Frequently asked questions: usually require 10 – 20 min
- Concerns about weather effects on trees and fruit
- Cause of observed damage to trees or fruit
- Identification of insects
- How to use various types of insect traps
- Sources of supplies and equipment
- and others
- Management of common problems
- Diseases: Apple Scab, Apple Cankers, Fire Blight and others
- Insects: Codling Moth, Apple Maggot, European Apple Sawfly and others
- Extensive fruit drop
- Flooding, Drainage and irrigation issues
- Ungulate and small rodent damage
- and others
- New Orchard Planning
- Virtual site evaluations
- Soil testing advice
- Tree nutrition – macro and micro element needs, sources and application methods
- Rootstock and cultivar selection
- Orchard layout
- Harvest planning
- Pollination planning
- Trellis designs
- Integrated and organic pest and disease management planning
- Problem ungulate and rodent management strategies
- New Orchard establishment
- Locating trees, rootstock and scionwood
- Planting
- Fertilization
- Training trees to all systems and forms
- Tall Spindle
- Super Spindle
- Multi leader forms
- V forms
- Training for fruit production
- Maintenance of existing orchards
- Pruning and training for increased fruit production
- Integrated and organic pest and disease management
- Pruning to remove disease cankers
- Organic pesticides and how to apply
- Tree nutrition
- and more
For a reference from one of my current clients please contact:
Nick Farrer:
Founder, Bricker Cider Company Ltd.Sechelt, BC.
nick@brickerscider.com
Cost of Services and Payment Methods
Contact me about the my new client introductory special zoom meeting
Fees
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- $25.00 Canadian (Can.) for 10 minutes virtual advice and coaching ( connected time).
- $25.00 Can. to evaluate, markup and respond to each image sent to me.
- Recorded video of virtual consultations posted password protected for you on Vimeo is $25.00 Can.
Payments
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- You will be invoiced after the consultation.
- All fees must include your provincial GST/HST
- Payments are via Interac e-transfer
- Fees for Gift Consultations are the same as above
Gift Consultations available
