General Fruit Care

Image by svf74 Have you ever thought how nice it would be to pop out into the garden and harvest a variety of fruit suitable for a refreshing fruit salad? You’ve probably grown veggies or herbs, so why not…

Image by amenic181 Among the bramble of red raspberry canes under the shade of a huge silver maple, a peach tree sits in my backyard. It’s an odd place to grow a sun-loving fruit tree, but I didn’t exactly…

Image by glebchik Large fruit trees can obviously hold many more fruits than small trees, given the size and abundance of branches. Harvesting fruit from tall trees is much more difficult though. If you are…

Image by StephanieFrey It seems like home canning and preservation have made a bit of a resurgence. Preparing your own food allows you to control what is in it and how it is processed. One of the best ways of preserving excess…

Image by redstallion If you crave a fruit salad right from your garden, you should invest in a fruit salad tree. These come in apple, citrus, and stone fruit varieties with several types of fruit on one…

Image by Scot Nelson Powdery mildew is a fungal infection that can affect a lot of different types of fruit trees and berry brambles. It can be damaging to yield because it tends to infect new growth, buds,…

Image by gyro Like anything else, stone fruit trees won’t produce fruit unless their flowers are pollinated. Usually, gardeners rely on insects, but if bees are hard to find in your neighborhood, you can…

Image by ChiccoDodiFC Gardening of any ilk is good for the soul, body, and often the pocketbook. Not everyone has a large veggie garden plot; in fact, more and more of us live in space saving condos,…

Image by Tvish Nearly all fruit trees require pollination in the form of either cross-pollination or self-pollination in order to produce fruit. Understanding the difference between the two very different…

Image by Yasonya What do bananas and figs have in common? They both develop without fertilization and produce no viable seeds. This situation of parthenocarpy in plants can occur in two types, vegetative and…