{"id":15505,"date":"2026-02-25T11:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/kirkcolmprimary\/?p=15505"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:14:27","slug":"%f0%9f%8c%b3-looking-after-our-orchard-even-in-the-rain-%f0%9f%8c%a7%ef%b8%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/kirkcolmprimary\/2026\/02\/25\/%f0%9f%8c%b3-looking-after-our-orchard-even-in-the-rain-%f0%9f%8c%a7%ef%b8%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf33 Looking After Our Orchard &#8211; Even in the Rain! \ud83c\udf27\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #003300\">Today we had Norval working with us outside at the little Orchard at the bottom of the playground, looking after the fruit trees we planted a few years ago now! \ud83c\udf4e\ud83c\udf4f\ud83c\udf50<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003300\">The fruit trees need around the year care and this was the opportunity to give them some Winter attention &#8211; so the trees were sufficiently mulched and checked over for any damage (which there was &#8211; pesky hares having a nibble!) so we made sure we protected them as best we could.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003300\">Norval had a lot of very interesting information about caring for trees &#8211; how diseased branches can spread their diseases\u00a0 and how trees can send out signals to each other for more nutrients and support from their tree friends! 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