Demonstration Orchard
Spring 2026 - Weed Control, New Growth, & Flowers
Spring came early this year to the West Coast, especially California, with temperatures in March approaching and surpassing 90 degrees. This encouraged the chestnuts and other crops to break dormancy...
Spring 2026 - Weed Control, New Growth, & Flowers
Spring came early this year to the West Coast, especially California, with temperatures in March approaching and surpassing 90 degrees. This encouraged the chestnuts and other crops to break dormancy...
Winter 2025/2026 - Chestnut Orchard Winter Tasks
Everything that we've been working on this past winter at the Chestnut Demo Orchard.
Winter 2025/2026 - Chestnut Orchard Winter Tasks
Everything that we've been working on this past winter at the Chestnut Demo Orchard.
Fall 2025 - Chestnut Orchard Year 1 Lessons Lea...
The first growing season is just about complete at our chestnut demonstration orchard. It's been a full year with lots of lessons learned and we've compiled a long to do...
Fall 2025 - Chestnut Orchard Year 1 Lessons Lea...
The first growing season is just about complete at our chestnut demonstration orchard. It's been a full year with lots of lessons learned and we've compiled a long to do...
Summer 2025 - All About Chestnut Tree Tubes
One of the main trials we're conducting in our orchard is all about tree tubes. What sizes are best for our climate and pests? Do colors matter? What about stakes?...
Summer 2025 - All About Chestnut Tree Tubes
One of the main trials we're conducting in our orchard is all about tree tubes. What sizes are best for our climate and pests? Do colors matter? What about stakes?...
Spring 2025 - Chestnuts in the Heat, Pests, & C...
Spring is quickly turning into summer in Northern California. As the farming has picked up, our blogging pace has fallen off. So, this update will share how our chestnut orchard...
Spring 2025 - Chestnuts in the Heat, Pests, & C...
Spring is quickly turning into summer in Northern California. As the farming has picked up, our blogging pace has fallen off. So, this update will share how our chestnut orchard...
Chestnut Orchard Planting - Layout & Initial Data
The first chestnut orchard planting update we wrote in January covered the basics of the trees, cover crop, and how we measured and planted the 50% of our orchard that...
Chestnut Orchard Planting - Layout & Initial Data
The first chestnut orchard planting update we wrote in January covered the basics of the trees, cover crop, and how we measured and planted the 50% of our orchard that...