In south central Texas you need to set out your strawberry plants the later half of October. Unfortunately, it's almost impossible to find plants that time of year. I realize...
I'm trying to learn from you smart people, so this year I'm going to use liquid fertilizer on my tomatoes and peppers and stuff (Texas Tomato Food maybe alternating with...
I'm a relatively new strawberry gardener. My friend gave me some plants last year (Jewel & Allstar) and I got some Seascape plants from a fellow community gardener. Seascape...
These apricots were from a very old tree. A long time ago, when I was about 12, my mom was driving along the old roads by the airport. It was an air...
I tried some vertical growing this year, but all the berries seem very small. Could it be the variety or is there something wrong with the growing conditions?...
I have two beds with golden raspberries. One is a variety that I got from a friend whose Mom has been growing it since the 50s. Don't know the name. The fruit is very sweet....
A 90 year old friend, told me to dig all the blackberries I wanted...
I planted 100' of trellis 2 years ago, they are huge plants and have 50+ suckers I'm making more rows.
After serious search for the best tasting strawberry available in the USA and disappointed by lack of Japanese strawberry seeds I came to a conclusion that Mara Des Boir is...
Anyone know what I need to do next? These are a blackberry which produces on first-year canes. They were planted late last fall and each produced 3 or 4 canes but only a few...
Five years ago I started a trial of various fruit trees for my backyard orchard. The apples and pears never produced usable fruit so they were the first to go. Despite being...
Thought I would start a thread on apple trees and get some tips. I currently have 4 apple trees at my house and I also help care for 2 at the community garden. At my house, I...
Anyone tried freezing pears whole? Want to make a Perry (hard pear Cider) so I don’t care if the pears turn to mush after freezing, I’m looking to have the juice released...
After six years my persimmon finally fruited. I picked one fruit that was a bit soft and dark orange (it had a bit of rot), and it was mildly astringent and mildly sweet. I...
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They are just ripening at the cottage up north. We love the appearance of this smaller tree as well as the unique flavor of the fruit. I planted the tree to...
Picked the first Marseilles Fig of the season today. We originally purchased this fig plant in the Monticello Garden Shop. This was said to be Thomas Jefferson's favorite...
Alpine strawberries are awesome. They taste great and have a long harvest window. You don't have replant them every few years to keep them producing fruit, either. You can...
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