Growing Fruit Growing your own fruit can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience, whether you have a small backyard, a balcony, or even just a sunny windowsill. Here are some tips to help you get started and maximize your success in growing fruit.
Companion planting is a practice of applying different plant species in close proximity so that they can offer identifiable benefits to each other. Some of these benefits include improved soil health, pest and weed control,…
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Author: Claire Leduc, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton; published with permission There are not many treats better than fresh berries. Ripe blueberries are…
Author: Rebecca Last, Gardening at Last and Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton. Published with permission This was an amazing year for tomatoes. My…
The pineapple is the only edible bromeliad available today, and it offers many health benefits. It is a complex plant with dozens…
Highbush blueberries are a common fruit grown in home gardens that can be used fresh or frozen. Blueberry bushes are long-lived plants…
I decided to make gooseberry jelly instead of jam as it takes less preparation time. The gooseberry gin that I made last…
There is something about the fresh smell of a flowering lemon tree. Lush, dark green, oval leaves shining in the sunlight. Their…
If you are picking squash, remember to let them cure for about a week. To cure a squash, you pick it and place…
The Coffee Tree plant – Coffea arabica, produces glossy, dark green, 4-5 inch leaves, dress this upright grower. With good care and a…
By Guest Author Michael Shewmake. Can you grow your own coffee beans at home? Absolutely — it’s just a question of conditions…
Of all things necessary to grow fruit trees – or anything else, for that matter – soil is perhaps one of the…
Dehydration is the best way to store food for the long-term. We scoured our favorite homesteading sites to find the best recipes…
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