Tag: fruit

Citrus Fruit Ripens Through Winter

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UNITED STATES—Winter is bare root season, which is the best time for installation of deciduous fruit trees. It is also the best time for...

Dormant Pruning Exploits Winter Dormancy

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UNITED STATES—Bare root season begins as the year ends for a simple reason. That is when deciduous plants are dormant. They are unaware of...

Rodents Also Enjoy Home Gardens

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UNITED STATES—This Spring is when most rodents are most active. Although they do not hibernate locally, they are a bit less active through winter....

Citrus Fruit Brightens Wintry Gardens

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UNITED STATES—Chilled lemonade certainly is nice when the weather gets warm during summer. Orange juice also seems to be more appropriate to warm weather....

Dormant Pruning Enhances Fruit Production

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  UNITED STATES—Adding new fruit trees to a garden is reasonably easy. Maintaining them properly as they mature is more of a challenge. Centuries of...

Citrus Trees Are Dutifully And Abundantly Fruitful

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UNITED STATES—Winter is the primary season for citrus fruits. Some ripen significantly earlier. Some ripen significantly later. Many citrus trees continue to produce a...

Citrus Fruits Ripen Through Winter

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UNITED STATES—Winter seems like an odd time for fruit to ripen. Winter weather is cool enough to inhibit vascular activity in plants. That is...

Deciduous Fruit Trees Need Pruning

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UNITED STATES—Many plants should get most of the pruning they need while they are dormant in winter. Such pruning is less stressful because it...

Pomes Produce Better Than Palms

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UNITED STATES—Dates, coconuts, acai berries and palm oil grow on palm trees. All are rare in local home gardens. The palms that are popular...

Citrus Are Summery Fruits Of Winter

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UNITED STATES—Citrus seem like such summery fruits. Chilled lemonade and lemon meringue pie are best during warm weather. There are certainly plenty of lemons...

Fruit Trees Need Specialized Pruning

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UNITED STATES—For centuries, fruit trees have been bred to produce unnaturally abundant and unnaturally big fruit. That has worked out well for those who...

Fruit From Non Fruit Trees

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UNITED STATES—Those of us who grew up with the old fashioned stone fruit orchards or vineyards might remember some of the traditional methods for...

Winter Pruning Of Fruit Trees

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UNITED STATES—The vast orchards of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys might make the impression that production of fruit is easy. The trees naturally...

Plant Physiology Can Be Deceiving

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UNITED STATES—Many of us already understand that daisies, sunflowers, asters and all related flowers are composite flowers, which bloom as many tiny flowers clustered...

When Life Gives You Lemons

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UNITED STATES—When life gives you lemons, it is likely this time of year. Although, the most popular garden varieties of lemon, like 'Meyer' and...

Fire Up The Grill!

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UNITED STATES—I’ve been to my fair share of barbecues over the years. During my childhood, they involved burgers on the beach, hot dogs at...

Muddled, Shaken, Stirred

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UNITED STATES—Whenever I visit a new restaurant, I order a specialty drink, to experience as many different flavors as I can. I've tried variations...

Hydration In The Heat

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UNITED STATES—I know I don’t drink enough water. Some of my friends track the amount of water they consume every day, making sure to...

Enjoy The Fruit Of Summer

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UNITED STATES—Is a prune really just a dried plum? No! A plum is really a prune. In fact, all 'stone fruit' are of the...

Berries Are For The Birds

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UNITED STATES—It is probably no coincidence that certain berries and small fruits are so colorful through winter while colorful flowers are relatively scarce. Like...
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