Orchard People

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Learn how to grow and care for fruit trees with fruit tree care educator Susan Poizner of OrchardPeople.com. Discover how to create permaculture plantings, food forests, and forest gardens in both urban and rural settings. Meet experts on all aspects of comprehensive fruit tree care, including pruning, pest and disease prevention, fruit tree grafting and budding, and soil management.Show host Susan Poizner, creator of the fruit tree education website OrchardPeople.com, is an award-winning author of three fruit tree care books and an ISA Certified Arborist. This podcast is the winner of the 2021 GardenComm Silver Award of Achievement for Broadcast Media: Radio Program Overall. Learn more and access archived episodes at https://podcast.orchardpeople.com/.Learn more about Susan's books and courses at https://learn.orchardpeople.com/books.

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Recent Episodes
  • Best Apple Trees for Warm Climates with Larry Stephenson
    Mar 25, 2025 – 45:37
  • Pruning to Improve Fruit Quality with Harold Thornbro
    Feb 26, 2025 – 50:36
  • Espalier Fruit Tree Pruning with Andy Lewis
    Jan 28, 2025 – 46:40
  • How to Keep Water in the Soil with Bill Wilson
    Dec 31, 2024 – 53:27
  • Best Fruit Tree Pruning Tools
    Nov 26, 2024 – 58:54
  • Columnar Apple Trees for Small Gardens
    Oct 29, 2024 – 59:45
  • Fertilizing Fruit Trees in the Fall: Biodynamic Tips with Alan Suprenant
    Sep 24, 2024 – 57:15
  • Fruit Tree Nutrient Deficiencies with Eric Hanson
    Aug 27, 2024 – 01:01:22
  • USDA Wild and Cultivated Apple Tree Collection with Ben Gutierrez
    Jul 30, 2024 – 52:53
  • Beneficial Nematodes with David Shapiro-Ilan
    Jun 25, 2024 – 54:16
  • Fruit Mummies with Kerik Cox
    May 28, 2024 – 59:02
  • Fruit Tree Patents with Jeremy Kent Tamsen
    Apr 30, 2024 – 01:00:48
  • Best Wood Chips for Fruit Trees with Linda Chalker-Scott
    Mar 27, 2024 – 58:50
  • Fruit Trees in Fabric Pots with Kevin Espiritu
    Feb 28, 2024 – 01:00:11
  • Grafting Compatibility with Kevin Folta
    Jan 30, 2024 – 58:08
  • Old Apple Varieties with Daniel Bussey
    Dec 27, 2023 – 58:03
  • Fruit Tree Care Lessons with Greg Peterson
    Nov 28, 2023 – 01:01:15
  • Hugelkultur with Paul Wheaton
    Oct 31, 2023 – 01:03:32
  • EASY GROW Fruit Trees and PRUNING with Harold Thornbro & Susan Poizner
    Sep 26, 2023 – 01:04:51
  • Fool Proof Apple Preservation with Melissa K Norris
    Aug 29, 2023 – 01:00:16
  • Fruit Tree Pruning Techniques with Tom Spellman
    Jul 26, 2023 – 01:06:47
  • Hybrid Persimmons with Darren Bender-Beauregard
    Jun 27, 2023 – 59:18
  • Regenerative Fruit Tree Sprays with Nigel Palmer
    May 30, 2023 – 01:03:03
  • Multi-Fruit Trees with Javier Rivera
    Apr 25, 2023 – 01:02:13
  • Protecting Fruit Tree Blossoms from Frost with Kevin Folta
    Mar 28, 2023 – 01:00:27
  • Fig Propagation with Sam Hubert
    Mar 1, 2023 – 01:01:24
  • Apple Tree Rootstocks Explained with John Strang
    Feb 1, 2023 – 01:04:38
  • Foodscaping with Matt Lebon
    Dec 27, 2022 – 01:00:54
  • Growing Hardy Apple Trees with Bob Osborne
    Nov 29, 2022 – 01:01:45
  • Growing Hardy Kiwi Vines with Iago Hale
    Oct 25, 2022 – 54:17
  • Why Pests Can't Attack Healthy Plants with Thomas M. Dykstra
    Sep 27, 2022 – 01:10:52
  • Growing Heirloom Peaches
    Aug 30, 2022 – 01:01:43
  • How to Grow a Fruiting Wall
    Jul 26, 2022 – 01:01:32
  • Turning Your Backyard into a Food Forest with Dani Baker
    Jun 28, 2022 – 41:43
  • Espalier Fruit Trees for Small Gardens
    May 31, 2022 – 01:05:32
  • Do Plant Hardiness Zones Matter with Dan McKenney and John Pedlar
    Apr 26, 2022 – 01:02:01
  • Grow Fruit Trees Fast! with John Cline
    Mar 29, 2022 – 46:45
  • Grafting Fruit Trees with Steph Roth
    Feb 23, 2022 – 48:20
  • Perry Pears for Cider with Barry Masterson
    Jan 25, 2022 – 47:33
  • Irrigation Systems for Fruit Trees
    Dec 28, 2021 – 01:02:44
  • Heirloom Fruit Recipes for The Holiday
    Nov 30, 2021 – 01:04:00
  • Being a Tree Detective
    Oct 26, 2021 – 45:28
  • Food Forest Design with Lincoln Smith
    Sep 28, 2021 – 47:23
  • Drought Resistant South West Peaches
    Aug 31, 2021 – 01:00:27
  • Will Nitrogen Fixing Plants Improve Soil Fertility?
    Jul 27, 2021 – 01:05:15
  • Custom Fruit Tree Spray Recipes with John Kempf
    Jun 29, 2021 – 49:06
  • Bury Your Briefs to Evaluate Soil Microbes
    May 25, 2021 – 59:03
  • Soil and Tissue Testing
    Apr 20, 2021 – 56:19
  • Growing Blueberries with Kathleen Demchak
    Mar 15, 2021 – 45:11
  • Creating a "Tree of 40 Fruit" with Sam Van Aken
    Feb 18, 2021 – 44:00
Recent Reviews
  • FL tennissoccer mom
    Lively conversation call in show
    Gardening and growing fruit is a hobby of mine and I love hearing my fellow gardeners and hobby growers chat about new and solid time tested growing techniques. It's a nice hour spent with good regular people collaborating to solve problems and share information. Love the call-in aspect of this show-- it makes it lively and accessible.
  • Drl3711
    Great show for info about growing fruit trees!
    Great show if you are getting started on growing fruit trees and want to give your trees the best chance of survival and high productivity long term.
  • Gardener and Chef
    Solid information
    Excellent guests. Good questions asked.
  • E. Gracey
    Orchard People pod cast
    Such a great resource and an easy way to learn . I planted a new orchard snd have relied on this podcast to help me establish good cultivation practices and healthy plants. Also subscribe to Susan’s fruit tree care course.
  • MikeAK.........
    A great find in podcast land
    With a Library of 70 episodes (as of this writing) anyone who is interested in growing fruit can find something that gets their attention. The guests are terrific and the topics are timely and informative. Most of all, there is an underlying theme of working with nature instead of against her in trying to maximize quality, production, and joy in ones fruit growing endeavors.
  • Ak Sabra
    Inspiring and educational!
    I’m always learning something new with these podcasts. Thank you for the great information. It helps me take better care of my trees and inspires me to help others as well.
  • The Hopeful Urban Farmer
    Great set of podcasts
    I discovered this podcast and the website searching for gardening podcasts. I have a few fruit trees in my yard in California. I have listened to many of these podcasts and love them. I often listen to them on my daily walks. I also found some great material on Susan’s website and hope to take one or more of her courses in the near future. I am a subscriber to the podcast and look forward to new and useful material in the future. Keep up the great work.
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