It sounds like a lot of work, right? Pruning your peach trees every single year...another gardening chore to add to the list. Yearly pruning seems like something that should only be necessary if you...
Posts by Dianna Grabowski
Growing Peach Trees in Hot Climates: What Do I Need to Know?
There are definite bonuses to gardening in a climate with mild winters (love that early spring!). But there are some serious disadvantages, too - particularly when growing fruit trees. Many fruit...
Peaches are the epitome of summer - there's nothing quite like biting into a sweet, juicy peach on a hot day. Peaches may be associated with the warmth of summer, but they actually need a significant...
The first time I tasted a fresh-picked farmstand peach was unforgettable. Before then, I thought of peaches as the slightly crunchy, fuzzy, mealy, or more-tart-than-sweet grocery store variety, or...
It's a frustrating gardening scenario: you plant a fig tree, watch it grow, and wait for the first crop of fruit...which never comes. Or it starts to come, but then falls off before ripening. Or...
The rewards of growing a fig tree are undeniable - they are beautiful, relatively easy to care for, and the flavor of homegrown figs is infinitely superior to store-bought. But a gardener who decides...