Jun 15
Strawberries are one of the most rewarding fruits to grow at home. The plants are compact, fit easily into raised beds and containers, and can begin producing fruit relatively quickly compared with larger fruit crops. With good planting depth, full sun, consistent moisture, and the right variety for your garden, a small strawberry patch can …
Mar 09
Plum trees bring together several qualities that make fruit trees so rewarding: fragrant spring blossoms, attractive foliage, summer shade, and baskets of sweet, juicy fruit. Depending on the variety, plums can be eaten fresh, baked into desserts, cooked into jams and preserves, dried into prunes, or used in sauces and savory dishes. Growing a productive …
Mar 09
Pear trees are among the most elegant fruit trees for a home garden. They produce clouds of white spring blossoms, attractive glossy foliage, and fruit that can range from buttery-soft and aromatic to crisp, juicy, and apple-like depending on the type. They are also remarkably long-lived when planted in the right location. A healthy pear …
Mar 09
Apple trees are among the most rewarding fruit trees to grow at home. A healthy tree can provide fragrant spring blossoms, summer shade, food for pollinating insects, and a harvest ranging from crisp snacking apples to varieties suited for pies, cider, applesauce, and long winter storage. They are also more complex than simply planting a …
Mar 09
Blackberries are one of the most rewarding fruits to grow at home. Once established, a healthy planting can produce bowls of deeply colored berries for fresh eating, baking, preserves, smoothies, and freezing — often from a relatively small section of garden. They are also more varied than they first appear. Blackberry plants may be erect, …
Mar 09
Raspberries are one of the most rewarding perennial fruits for the home garden. A relatively small planting can produce bowls of fragrant berries for fresh eating, baking, jam, smoothies, desserts, and freezing, often for many years once the plants become established. They are also more diverse than the familiar red raspberry suggests. Gardeners can grow …
