Farming Chart

Want dark and sweet cherries? Plant a Bing cherry tree. Wait three years for your first crop. Every spring it will bloom, with white blossoms. … Read more

Pollination is critical to a successful crop of Asian pears, and it occurs only at a certain moment in springtime. These trees require another tree … Read more

This is mechanics on a tiny scale, called pollination. From the male parts of the flower pollen travels to the female parts, starting fertilization. Since … Read more

With a pump and some black tubing, you’re standing in the garden wanting a tomato to drink, hoping a pepper makes it through. Success or … Read more

Late spring in A pennsylvania garden means lots of insects, from silk tents in cherry trees to woolly bears on the move. There’s a lot … Read more

Are you drowning the plants? Or is your hose inadequate? That’s a question growers ask themselves every day: Are you doing enough with the hose, … Read more

There’s a certain type of panic that comes from scattering seeds onto the soil, then waiting for them to sprout. You water the seeds every … Read more

All onion varieties is not created equal, each has its own set of biological requirements, and working with nature rather than against it pays off. … Read more

They’re fire-engine red, a color cue to say: Stop! Don’t touch me! A million-plus years of evolution produced that message in those brash-bodied caterpillars. Nature’s … Read more

You feel anxiety when you see a jet-black caterpillar on your parsley leaves. Is it a pest? Or is it destined to become a pollinator? … Read more

In this scenario, you plant an apple tree, hope to see some white blossoms in springtime, and then wait for the crop to come in. … Read more