Farming 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

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

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

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

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

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

There’s one issue with picking too early when you’re growing dragon fruit: Sure, it comes off of the cactus looking good, but days later it … Read more

Think you know what sour tastes like? Think again. What’s called “sour” are actualy a chemical reaction between your mouth, some sugar buffers, and the … Read more

The next time you’re standing at the supermarket with a bag of strawberries and a banana, one that you think is healthier than the other, … Read more

Have you ever been standing in the grocery aisle with an orange in your left hand and a bag of spinach in your right, questioning … Read more

If you’ve ever bought a piece of fruit that looked fine on the outside but was watery inside, you’re not alone in your dissapointment. It’s … Read more