In our fields above Monte Carasso (Bellinzona, Ticino) there are now about 200 different citrus trees planted in the ground, including 100 satsuma mandarin trees

Fruit set is the brief period during which the fruit forms. On the almond trees, as soon as the flowers are gone, while some petals

We have been planting winter rye for 4 years. Non-hybrid seeds bought at Zollinger (www.zollinger.bio), a very small package of 500 grams. Since then we

The flowering of the adult serviceberry (amelanchier alnifolia) is sudden and spectacular. Called Juneberry by the Americans, Saskatoon by the Cree Indians, the saskatoon tree

This year the spring arrives slowly in Ticino, at night it is still cold (5-7 degrees). Some pictures of 20.03 to observe the very first

March 18, 2023. The Satsuma Mandarin trees in the field are waking up. The winter was quite cold for Ticino, and very dry. Several periods