Growing Berries
Berry bushes are some of the easiest plants to grow, but they take maintenance to keep producing sweet, delicious berries. Here are some fact sheets to simplify the process of growing berries in the home garden.
Growing Blueberries
Blueberry Growing Tips: Blueberries are popular to grow in home gardens because they can grow in a small space, even in containers, and have very few problems. There are three main types of blueberries: highbush, rabbiteye, and southern highbush, with different varieties doing better or worse in various areas. Here are some tips for growing your own blueberries.
Blueberry Growing Tips: Blueberries are popular to grow in home gardens because they can grow in a small space, even in containers, and have very few problems. There are three main types of blueberries: highbush, rabbiteye, and southern highbush, with different varieties doing better or worse in various areas. Here are some tips for growing your own blueberries.
Strawberries - When to Harvest Strawberries and Renovating the Strawberry Bed
Strawberry plants don't live forever. To keep yours producing delicious strawberries as long as possible, you'll need to renovate your strawberry bed.
Strawberry plants don't live forever. To keep yours producing delicious strawberries as long as possible, you'll need to renovate your strawberry bed.
Pruning Raspberry and Blackberry Plants
Brambles like raspberries and blackberries need regular pruning to keep bearing large, healthy crops and to prevent them from taking over your garden. Don’t let this scare you off of growing raspberry or blackberry plants. Pruning rambles is actually a simple procedure, if you follow these steps.
Brambles like raspberries and blackberries need regular pruning to keep bearing large, healthy crops and to prevent them from taking over your garden. Don’t let this scare you off of growing raspberry or blackberry plants. Pruning rambles is actually a simple procedure, if you follow these steps.
Strawberries - Growing Strawberries in the Home Garden
Strawberries are one of the easiest fruit crops for the home gardener to grow and one of the most rewarding. Day neutral and everbearing strawberries have been getting all the attention, but there still is no season like June for fresh strawberries. Whatever your zone, there is probably a strawberry plant for your garden. Here's how to grow great strawberries in your backyard.
Strawberries are one of the easiest fruit crops for the home gardener to grow and one of the most rewarding. Day neutral and everbearing strawberries have been getting all the attention, but there still is no season like June for fresh strawberries. Whatever your zone, there is probably a strawberry plant for your garden. Here's how to grow great strawberries in your backyard.
Currant - Ribes Spp.
Currants are best loved for the preserves and jams you make from the berries. But the plants are attractive themselves and the ripe berries glow like jewels.
Currants are best loved for the preserves and jams you make from the berries. But the plants are attractive themselves and the ripe berries glow like jewels.
Growing Blueberries in the Home Garden
Blueberries can be demanding about their soil, but if you know what you’re doing, they’re quite easy to grow well. This Extension fact sheet details how to grow blueberries in the home garden.
Blueberries can be demanding about their soil, but if you know what you’re doing, they’re quite easy to grow well. This Extension fact sheet details how to grow blueberries in the home garden.
Growing Raspberries and Blackberries
This is an excellent source of information on growing the bramble berries in you backyard garden, with good information on pruning and managing the maturing bushes.
This is an excellent source of information on growing the bramble berries in you backyard garden, with good information on pruning and managing the maturing bushes.
Growing Grapes at Home
Whether you want to eat the grapes or make wine, growing grapes has a certain romance to it. This Ohio State fact sheet lists the pros and cons of varieties and basics for getting a good crop.
Whether you want to eat the grapes or make wine, growing grapes has a certain romance to it. This Ohio State fact sheet lists the pros and cons of varieties and basics for getting a good crop.
Growing Berries Organically
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply outlines the organic growing requiements for the most popular berry crops.
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply outlines the organic growing requiements for the most popular berry crops.
Growing Fruit in Containers
You can successfully grow tree fruits and berries in containers, even if your garden space is limited. This University of Florida fact sheet will walk you through how to meet all the plants requirements, so you can harvest kumquats on your deck.
You can successfully grow tree fruits and berries in containers, even if your garden space is limited. This University of Florida fact sheet will walk you through how to meet all the plants requirements, so you can harvest kumquats on your deck.
Growing Strawberries in a Strawberry Pot
Aren’t all pots strawberry pots, if you grow strawberries in them? Here's how to do it.
Aren’t all pots strawberry pots, if you grow strawberries in them? Here's how to do it.