Skip the grocery store and grow pears in your backyard! ‘Bosc’ pear trees are easy to grow and provide a harvest of delicious fruits. Farmer Briana Yablonski shares how to grow these beloved pears at home.
Though fruit trees offer free food during the summer, some are extremely challenging to care for. Pests, diseases, and adverse weather create difficult conditions for the home gardener. Avoid these 11 types, and instead opt for something more manageable, like an apple tree!
Winter and early spring are the best seasons to combat pests and diseases. They hibernate on fruit trees and are susceptible to organic oil treatments. Tackle them now and you’ll have less damage control to do later on! Learn how and when to spray fruit trees with this easy-to-follow guide from backyard gardener Jerad Bryant.
Edible berries, lush leaves, and arching stems make evergreen huckleberries one of the most decorative native shrubs available on the West Coast. They’re favorites of local birds, mammals, bugs, and gardeners! Grow one today and your neighbors will ask, “What’s that gorgeous plant in your yard?”
Lychee trees are a wonderful tropical addition to gardens in warm climates. Their sweet fruits are the perfect summer treat and the lush green leaves add ornamental value for the rest of the year. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains everything you need to know to grow and care for lychees in this guide.
No matter where you live, planting bare-root trees is an easy way to add apples, peaches, or pears to your garden. However, planting these dormant trees at the correct time is crucial to their survival. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn when to plant bare-root fruit trees in your growing zone.
Clementines offer a sweet, on-the-go burst of fresh citrus. The small fruits are durable in the home garden, making a fresh harvest that much sweeter. With a long ripening season, a few keys help determine peak readiness. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to select clementines for optimal flavor and juiciness.
If the forecasts are right, we're headed for some cold temperatures around the corner! Join North Florida gardener Melissa Strauss to discuss the ways you can help take your fruit trees through the unusually frosty nights ahead.
Fruit trees are both beautiful landscape elements and practical sources of delicious food! If you're worried about the upkeep, there are some wonderful trees that are easy to care for. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares nine fruit trees that are low-maintenance to plant in your garden.
Dragon fruit is an otherworldly subtropical cactus that produces colorful flowers and delicious fruit. Although it’s not a typical houseplant, you can grow this juicy delicacy indoors. In this article, tropical fruit enthusiast and plant expert Matt Dursum shows you how to grow healthy dragon fruit indoors.
Even in its quiet winter state, the garden prepares for new growth. In December, a few trimming tasks remain to set the foundation for successful overwintering and a flourishing spring. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring how winter pruning now benefits certain woody plants in the future.
Limes offer the zesty dose of vitamins we appreciate any time of year, especially in the cool season as they ripen. If your’s aren’t bringing the juice, key cultural reasons are the likely culprits. Join garden expert Katherine Rowe in how to remedy dry limes for a rewarding squirt-in-the-eye harvest.