Tag: fruit
Citrus Are Summery For Winter
UNITED STATES—Citrus trees are not like deciduous fruit trees. They are not marketable as bare root stock. They do not need winter pruning. Actually,...
Wintry Berries Are Already Colorful
UNITED STATES—Seed of most vegetation here finishes developing by late autumn to be ready for winter. It wants to germinate while soil is damp,...
Banana Trees Actually Produce Bananas
UNITED STATES—Banana trees, much like palms, arboriform yuccas and cordylines, are herbaceous trees. They develop no secondary xylem, or wood. What seems to be...
Apple Season Is Upon Us!
UNITED STATES—It's fall America, and no its not all about pumpkin spice, it is apple season. Yes, I do love apples, but more so...
Citrus Fruit Ripens Through Winter
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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...
