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A summer's day in June was the perfect time to visit Hidcote's orchards of mature, veteran and trained fruit trees.
Our citrus orchard hasn't had a renewed mulch cover for a few years and it was looking very sad. It has been incredibly dry here for quite some time now so it was definitely time to remulch the orchard. My husband got a load of eucalyptus fines in the back of the ute and we…
During an early fall walkabout in my urban permaculture garden, I chatted with Frank Giustra about how city and suburban gardeners can enjoy high fruit yields in small spaces.It is truly AMAZING how much fruit diminutive (a.k.a. dwarf, tiny) trees can produce in a small amount of space. This is great news for urban and suburban farmers, even if you are farming in pots on a balcony. There are best-practices to adopt of course, and in true urban permaculture fashion, the best of those practices
I met with a young man this afternoon who wants to plant 100 apple trees on his acreage. I invited him to our property this afternoon to go over some basics. I knew I could pass onto him in 30 minutes what has taken me years of trial and error to learn. These tips are…
Spraying for worms in peach trees helps protect the peaches and the tree from larval insects that damage and weaken the tree in addition to spreading disease. Applying the spray at the right time makes the pesticide more effective.
No matter how many trees or how much space you have, you can plant a homestead or backyard orchard to provide your family with fruit for generations to come.
DIY backyard edible garden with espalier fruit trees & flower shrubs: best varieties, training ideas, design patterns, how-to tutorials, etc!
Transform your small space with our top 12 dwarf fruit trees, perfect for lush, high-yield urban gardening. Enjoy homegrown fruit today!
Find monthly allotment advice from gardener Ann Somerset Miles with tips, recipes, planting guides, and help deciding which jobs to tackle in March.
Fruit trees can be an attractive part of a home landscape, as this carefully planned orchard shows. The orchard space is about 16x...
The home grower can have a private orchard with three or four trees on a hundred square feet or so of space. Learn how you can grow your own fruit in a backyard orchard.
Pecan trees can be damaged by many things, including poor, heavy soil, frost or high winds, and of course, disease. Treating diseases on full-grown trees is difficult because of their size. In most cases, prevention is a better strategy. Find out how.
I was shopping recently at Hardscrabble, one of my favorite nurseries, located in North Salem, New York. I was so pleased to see that they had beautiful specimens of Malus ‘Gravenstein’ espalier apple trees. I love this crisp and juicy apple, an antique variety, which is wonderful to eat and great for cooking and baking.
New to homesteading? Get started on the right note with one acre homestead layout ideas and tips to get started.
Learn where you can find Apricot Trees for sale, plus get care, planting, and growing instructions for your Apricot Trees.
Cloudy days prompted this aster to jump ahead of schedule. Pollinators don't mind an early taste of fall flowers! Parsley’s on the way out, but not before tiny pollinators hit up soon-to-bloom flowers. And maybe we’ll get Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillars. Most of our insects are doing us
