Tom Spellman’s Top Tips for Thriving Backyard Orchards | The Beet

In this full rerun episode of the Beet Podcast, Tom Spellman, expert orchardist, shares tips for starting and maintaining your very own fruit tree orchard. He covers key growing conditions, and what distinguishes backyard orcharding from commercial orchards. Listen as he and Kevin delve into this topic, and consider designing an orchard yourself! Learn More: The Top 11 Fruit Trees That Look Great in Suburban Landscapes Connect With Tom Spellman: Tom Spellman has 25+ years of experience in the nursery industry, specializing in fruit trees. He's known for the popularization of Backyard Orchard Culture, a method of planting fruit trees at home that maximizes production for the home grower, successive ripening, and unique pruning and plant care strategies that give a home gardener a ton of delicious, sweet fruit. Find more from Tom Spellman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davewilsonnursery/ Find more from Tom Spellman on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClShqpLDCJ-Q97zk3tsYZAw Find more from Tom Spellman on his Web Site: https://www.davewilson.com/tom-spellman/ Listener Exclusive: As an exclusive for our listeners, use code BEETPODCAST for 10% off your next order (one use per customer) at shop.epicgardening.com ! Whether you’re looking for seed-starting supplies, high-quality seeds to plant, or a raised bed or planter to start them in, we have supplies to get you growing. Support The Beet: → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop-beet → Seeds : https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests-beet Learn More: → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube-beet → Blog: https://growepic.co/blog-beet → Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts → Discord: https://growepic.co/discord → Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta → TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok → Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest → Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter → Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook → Facebook Group: https://growepic.co/fbgroup Do You Love Epic Gardening products? Join the Epic Affiliate Program! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices