The Pawpaw Phenomenon: A New (Old) Trend!
For some time now, I’ve been seeing more and more posts on social media about a mysterious fruit called “pawpaw”Continue Reading
Category: Fruit trees and small fruits
What About a Pear Tree?
As with all fruits and vegetables, a freshly picked pear, eaten immediately, is nothing compared to one imported from anotherContinue Reading
Haskap Berries Continue to Stir Passions
To think that before 2006, this word didn’t even exist. Yet, the plant it designates, edible honeysuckle, has been wellContinue Reading
I Would Appreciate Nice Organic Apples This Year!
In my “huge” suburban bungalow backyard, I have a glorious apple tree. A ‘Belmac’. In my “huge” eco-garden, I growContinue Reading
Good to Grow Gooseberries
Small, shaggy, striped balls, sometimes greenish-yellow, sometimes carmine-red, with a taste that is both sweet and tangy. It’s rarely theContinue Reading
Bananas From Quebec? Easier Than You Think!
Ah, bananas! These yellow, potassium-rich fruits that come to us from faraway lands, transported by boat and truck for thousandsContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Apples, Pears and Voles, Oh My!
Pear and Apple Trees Do Not Fertilize Each Other Question I had two ‘Flemish Beauty’ pear trees that I boughtContinue Reading
Browning Leaves on an Indoor Avocado
In this practical article, first published on November 15, 2018 and ranked as the 11th most viewed article, Larry HodgsonContinue Reading
Grow Your Own Pineapple
Like some plants in winter, the Laidback Gardener team will go “dormant” during the month of January, to replenish itsContinue Reading
Lime Trees in Northern Gardens
A memory from a trip to central Mexico. In a small local restaurant, the owner, short of limes, goes toContinue Reading