Did you know the most common reason for the death of fruit trees is - poor soil drainage? Whether it's claggy, heavy clay soil where the water sits for days on end after a rain, or dry, grainy sand...
Posts by Dianna Grabowski
Fruit trees have a sneaky way of making you feel comfortable, giving you a good crop one season, then suddenly dropping all of their fruit the next. This is exactly what happened with my persimmon...
The thing that makes pomegranates so delicious, in my opinion, is the balance of sweet and tart. If you've only tasted a pomegranate from the grocery store (or juice from a bottle), you're in for a...
All of the topics I write about on The Fruit Grove are because of some garden problem I've encountered, or a question that came up as I was getting to know a new fruit. My first pomegranate tree left...
I am one of those people that gets excited when a beloved fruit comes into season and I start seeing it at the grocery store. Stone fruits, in particular - although, the peaches, plums, and apricots...
If you're lucky enough to have peach trees, you know the ups and downs of growing them. Peach trees are notoriously prone to pest and disease problems, and they need more upkeep than many other fruit...