July 2019
Five Strange Fruit That You’ve Probably Never Seen
Five Strange Fruit That You’ve Probably Never Seen Here in the temperate region of the United States, we are used to certain types of fruit trees: apples, pears, peaches, plums, figs, and the like. And [...]
February 2019
Site Preparation for Planting Fruit Trees
Site Preparation For Fruit Trees For those of you who have already ordered fruit trees – thank you! If you’ve already ordered or plan to order and plant fruit trees, here are some steps to [...]
September 2017
Five ways to protect your fruit trees and other plants from the summer heat
It’s summer – and for many of us, it’s hot and dry. While many plants do well in the warm weather with adequate water, hot and dry conditions can cause stress and weaknesses in even [...]
Five Easy Summer Flowers That Can Take The Heat
I don’t know about where you are, but we’ve entered the hottest part of the summer. August tends to be when we have the highest temperatures of the season. We just finished a week of [...]
Book excerpt: Jerusalem Artichoke, from the book The Lazy Gardener’s Guide to Easy Edibles
Available in early October 2016 Jerusalem artichoke The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) is a native North American sunflower that is grown for its tuberous roots. Native to virtually every state in the U.S. and the [...]