Everything you read about growing pomegranates sounds too good to be true...Fast growing! Productive! Disease and pest resistant! Adaptable to different soils! Drought tolerant! But (at least for me)...
Category: Fruit Trees
Whenever I consider adding a new fruit tree to my garden, this is the first question I ask: Am I adding just one tree, or does there need to be a second tree for pollination? It's an important...
All About Pruning Apricot Trees: When, Why, and How to Do It
One of the things I love about gardening is the immediate gratification. Pull some weeds, the garden looks neater. Plant something new, and see an empty space filled. But some chores, like pruning...
The taste of a ripe fig fresh from the tree is like nothing else - it's one of the things that got me into growing my own fruit at home. Figs from the grocery store are bland, mealy, and only mildly...
Apricots in Texas: A Guide to Growing in the Lone Star State
The first time I had fresh-picked apricots straight from the tree was not in Texas. It was in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the taste was unforgettable. I had been traveling there with my family on our...
It's a frustrating scenario for gardeners: you wait patiently all winter for spring to come and fruit trees to wake up. Temperatures warm, and you see the buds starting to swell...but then few...
