Grafting Compatibility Chart
The quiet weeks just before leaf-out are grafting make-or-break time. Hours of careful alignment of bark, of taping the join, can be wasted unless plants … Read more
The quiet weeks just before leaf-out are grafting make-or-break time. Hours of careful alignment of bark, of taping the join, can be wasted unless plants … Read more
Plenty of hope, but zero patience. That’s what fruit gardening is all about. It involve planting a blueberry or any other kind of fruit shrub … Read more
plant a fruit tree and water it. Wait for spring, when colors appears like a promise of fruit. It is easy to assume that a … Read more
Carrots are notoriously fickle when compared with, say, peas or beans; don’t assume you can stash them in a drawer as casually as other seeds … Read more
If you don’t know what to expect when the fruit ripens, how it’s supposed to taste, you are often let down. Why? Because color is … Read more
You have a packet of superhot seeds from two years back, stashed in a drawer that gets warmed by sunlight. You’re looking for some fiery … Read more
The best way to get the right pick is to stop looking at calendar. Why? Because you’ll never find it. You won’t find it, even … Read more
Sow radish seed? Two weeks later, nothing but bare ground. It was garden heartbreak. Again. Each year, you reach into a drawer or a warm … Read more
When you plant the sapling, you anticipate harvesting right away, but tree doesn’t work that way at all. You water it carefully in first year. … Read more
How old are those seeds? If your spring garden plans include leafy greens (and who doesn’t?), the answer matter, because their shelf life is brief. … Read more
Spring promises flowers. They promise fruit. Pink and white blooms on trees; oh, you think it will be apples and cherries? Think again. First bloom … Read more