Farming Chart

You can plant a Granny Smith apple tree and give it good care, even watering it propery. No apples comes in fall anyhow. Why not? … Read more

When you buy A healthy sapling of A peach tree, assuming it’s a variety adapted to your area, you think if you just water it … Read more

Whether you’re left with empty shells or a harvest depends on whether pollen moves from branch to branch (as it does in the wind), regardless … Read more

You plant your Chippewa blueberry bush and wait for your first harvest. But then it’s only sparsely fruitful (and those fruits is tiny). Why? Many … Read more

When you plant A moonglow pear tree, thinking how pretty the fruit looks, and how calming that name is, you’re probably setting yourself up to … Read more

Plant a paw paw tree and wait for years as it grows into a tall thing that has amazing tropical-looking leaves. Maybe you’ll even get … Read more

It’ll look good (it survived winter); it flowers each spring perfectly reliably; it produces some fruit, which means you plant one Legacy blueberry bush in … Read more

You’ve got yourself a good-looking garden that quickly becomes a bad-looking one. The soil is cracked and the leaves is curled. Your lettuce is happy; … Read more

When you plant A RAINIER cherry tree, you’re hoping for the delicacy of its flavor, its subtle sweetness and its most noticeable feature: the soft … Read more

Why do apples not set fruit? (That’s the technical term for “why don’t I get any apples from that apple tree I planted?”) One reason … Read more

Water it well; put it in good soil; watch it grow…get some leaves…but no apples? That’s because apples don’t just appear by magic. They require … Read more