No Mess Crabapples
‘Indian Summer’ is one of the small-fruited crabapples that provide spectacular winter color without requiring a massive cleanup. Photo: www.bowerandbranch.com.Continue Reading
Category: Fruit trees and small fruits
Growing Figs in a Cold Climate
‘Chicago Hardy’ fig tree, 2 years old, grown in a pot for easy indoor/outdoor movement. Photo: www.easytogrowbulbs.com Email Message: I growContinue Reading
Keeping Potted Strawberries Alive Over the Winter
Ill.: www.kissclipart.com & www.greenplumbingnj.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Question: At the beginning of the season, I bought a hanging strawberry plant and,Continue Reading
(Almost) Anyone Can Grow Blueberries!
You probably already buy blueberries, so why not grow your own? Photo: www.almanac.com Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) are a fruit ofContinue Reading
July 1st is Polish Blueberry Day!
The blueberry (various species of Vaccinium with bluish fruits, especially the highbush blueberry, V. corymbosum) was until fairly recently only known inContinue Reading
Narrow Trees for Small Spaces
There are a thousand and one good reasons to plant a tree (they clean the air, prevent erosion, create refreshingContinue Reading
When Crabapples Fail to Bloom
Question: My ornamental apple tree didn’t bloom this spring. Why not? Julie C. Answer: There are a lot of reasonsContinue Reading
No Bees, No Fruit!
Growing your own fruit trees and small fruits is an exercise fraught with unexpected complications and one of the mostContinue Reading
The Mystery Behind the Garden Huckleberry
When I was a kid, I ordered seeds of garden huckleberry from a seed catalog, starting them indoors “like aContinue Reading
Spray in Spring for Healthy Fruit?
Dormant oil, also called dormant oil spray and dormant spray, is a horticultural oil normally applied in the spring atContinue Reading