Prunus armeniaca

Grow little fruit #apricot #tres #fruit #glasshouse

Any tip in growing apricots I just got one as a present, it's in my polytunnel @jlarsen

Hi @jilly is it still in its pot or have you dug it in? First thing i would mention is watering, I mist twice a day, once in the morning and later afternoon, once the sun is up past the wall of the glasshouse so it's not in direct light but early enough for it to dry before it gets too cool of an evening. This helps keep red spider mite problems to a minimum (which was a huge problem at my last job). They like hot dry conditions so get the humidity up around the plant.

@jilly also keep pruning to a minimum. Only prune in spring or between July and august, little cuts and often to retain the size you require. They fruit on previous years and old wood. Hope that helps?!

Thank you @jlarsen for the info will start misting, the tree is in a large pot at the moment 👍🏻

As long as it has moisture retentive but free draining medium then it'll be fine in there! 😁