Growing Tree Fruits in the Home Orchard
No yard is too small to enjoy the pleasure of growing your own fruit. Growing apples, pears, peaches, plums and such takes some planning and knowledge. These articles will get you up to speed growing your own home picked fruit.
June Fruit Drop. What Causes Fruits to Fall off the Tree aft…
After watching your fruit trees flower out spectacularly in the spring and then seeing the tiny fruits beginning to form, it is devastating to see them starting to fall from the tree before they mature. Don’t panic, this is normal for fruit trees. It even has a name; June Drop.
After watching your fruit trees flower out spectacularly in the spring and then seeing the tiny fruits beginning to form, it is devastating to see them starting to fall from the tree before they mature. Don’t panic, this is normal for fruit trees. It even has a name; June Drop.
Fruit Harvesting Timetable
You'll still have to sample your fruit, to know when it's truly ready to pick, but here are some general guidelines to help you know when to expect your fruit to be ripe and ready.
You'll still have to sample your fruit, to know when it's truly ready to pick, but here are some general guidelines to help you know when to expect your fruit to be ripe and ready.
Maintenance Pruning an Overgrown Apple Tree
How to Prune an Overgrown Apple Tree
How to Prune an Overgrown Apple Tree
Apple Trees: Care, Pruning Fruit Trees
Here's a series of articles to get you started selecting, planting and pruning your own apple orchard.
Here's a series of articles to get you started selecting, planting and pruning your own apple orchard.
Growing Citrus Trees in the Home Orchard
Selecting, planting, feeding, pruning - Texas Extension helps you with everything about growing citrus trees at home, except eating.
Selecting, planting, feeding, pruning - Texas Extension helps you with everything about growing citrus trees at home, except eating.
Miniature and Dwarf Fruit Trees
The trees are small, but the fruit is full size and full flavor. Dwarf trees are great for small yards, patios and even indoor growing.
The trees are small, but the fruit is full size and full flavor. Dwarf trees are great for small yards, patios and even indoor growing.
Pruning Peach Trees
Wonderful video from UMass that walks you through the steps for opening your peach tree to light.
Wonderful video from UMass that walks you through the steps for opening your peach tree to light.
Figs - How to Manage and Identify Fig
Figs are one of the oldest cultivated fruits. These delicacies grow well in many warm climates and can even be cultivated where the weather dips below zero.
Figs are one of the oldest cultivated fruits. These delicacies grow well in many warm climates and can even be cultivated where the weather dips below zero.
Home Orchard Fruit Trees Not Bearing Fruit?
There are many reasons fruit trees can take years to begin bearing fruit. Home fruit growers need to make sure their fruit trees are given the right care and growing conditions.
There are many reasons fruit trees can take years to begin bearing fruit. Home fruit growers need to make sure their fruit trees are given the right care and growing conditions.
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.
How to Preserve Fruits and Vegetables
How to preserve fruits and vegetables by drying, canning, pickling and making jams and jellies. Keep the freshness of the harvest by preserving your own garden vegetables at home. There’s a method safe and easy enough for everyone, as well as tips for success and recipe suggestions.
How to preserve fruits and vegetables by drying, canning, pickling and making jams and jellies. Keep the freshness of the harvest by preserving your own garden vegetables at home. There’s a method safe and easy enough for everyone, as well as tips for success and recipe suggestions.
Fresno Blossom Trail
Those lucky people in Fresno County, CA Get to enjoy late winter by viewing the blossoms on the peach, apricot and almonds trees dotting their county.
Those lucky people in Fresno County, CA Get to enjoy late winter by viewing the blossoms on the peach, apricot and almonds trees dotting their county.