Answers to Your Questions: Where Can I Find a Hardy Banana Tree on Canada?
Question Where can I buy a hardy banana tree? I’m told that this tree doesn’t stand up to our winters.Continue Reading
Category: Fruit trees and small fruits
Answers to Your Questions: An Early Pineapple
Question Two years ago, I decided to try my hand at growing a pineapple that spent the summer in myContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Some Really Small Apples
Question Ten years ago, I sowed the seeds of an apple and kept a seedling, which has since grown intoContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: When to Transplant an Apple Tree?
Question 4 years ago, I planted apple seeds. Today, my apple tree is about 1.8 m (6 ft.) tall andContinue Reading
These Apple Trees That Do Not Have Diseases
By Julie Boudreau One of the main challenges when you want to grow fruit trees with an ecological approach isContinue Reading
The Pawpaw Fruit, Not Bad!
Finally, I tasted it! The famous breadfruit tree! Even though I’ve been growing it in the garden for almost 15Continue Reading
My Baby Plum Trees and Their Tough Start in Life
This is my fifth summer in this house and I haven’t done my landscaping yet. I spend much more timeContinue Reading
Hardy Kiwis are Coming to Town
Every fall, year after year, the arctic kiwi (Actinidia kolomikta) that I planted in front of my house, in theContinue Reading
The Strange Sex Habits of Home-Grown Fruits
Tempted by the idea of growing your own fruits? It can be very rewarding and is not all that difficult,Continue Reading
Grow Your Own Strawberries Almost Anywhere. . . Yes, Even on the Balcony!
By Larry Hodgson The sweet taste of strawberries: what a delight for the palate! I’m not denying that fresh strawberriesContinue Reading