Optimize Fruit Tree Soils for Best Production
Of all things necessary to grow fruit trees, soil is the most overlooked. It plays a key role in the health of fruit trees and in how much fruit they bear.
How to Grow Fruit
How to grow the most popular stone fruits and berries in your backyard garden.
Beekeeping 101: How to Start an Urban Beehive
Keeping bees in a town or city may seem like a strange idea, as our first thought may be that bees would thrive best in the countryside. But it’s a fact that bees in an urban environment are more healthy and productive than bees found in the country.
Review: Growing Perennial Foods – A field guide to raising resilient herbs, fruits, and vegetables
Growing Perennial Foods is squarely aimed at the beginning gardener with the basics on how to grow the most common perennial vegetables, fruits and herbs, many of which we think of as annuals.
Can You Grow Your Own Coffee Beans at Home?
Can you grow your own coffee beans at home? Yes, you can – it’s just a question of where you live in the world and your commitment.
How to Prune Blueberries
For a great crop of blueberries, shrubs must be pruned in winter when the plant is dormant.
How to Start Garden Seeds Indoors – Basic Technique
Starting seeds indoors is a great way to shake off the winter blues and to get a jump on the gardening season.
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Review: Backyard Berry Book | Backyard Orchardist by Stella Otto
If you’re creating an edible landscape, the Backyard Berry Book and the Backyard Orchardist are excellent resources.
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How to Select Healthy Fruit Trees and Berry Bushes
Guest Author Stella Otto’s 1st part of the Fruit Growing 101 series: Fruit trees and berry bushes-how to know if they’re healthy before you bring them home.
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How to Prune Raspberries and Blackberries
By knowing how raspberries and blackberries grow, you’ll be able to prune them easily, keeping your berry patch productive for many years.
When to Start Vegetable and Flower Seeds Indoors
Experienced gardeners start garden seeds indoors during the winter. To the novice, seed starting can be intimidating, but it’s really quite easy.
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Review: Botany For Gardeners by Brian Capon
Botany For Gardeners explains the life of plants simply and clearly. Gardeners will find much of the information in Brian Capon’s book essential.