This is the fifth video in a 5 part series on seed saving for fruit and vegetable plants. In this episode (Ep5) I explain how I save plants in the category I call "Cuttings & grafting" from our food ...
To start a chaste tree from seed, collect and extract the seed from mature fruit in the fall. Plant it in a container filled with well-draining soil, water it, and leave it outdoors over the winter.
Identifying a dominant leader and cutting away any competing leaders when a tree is young will allow it to grow more robustly and live longer, said a local certified arborist.
Pruning a fig tree annually is the gardener's secret to maintaining a happy and healthy tree. It promotes fruit production ...
I sat down with Russell Norton a horticulture and agriculture educator with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and started by asking him: why do we prune?
5 things to do in the garden this week: Grapevines and fruit trees. Now is the time to clonally propagate grapevines, fig and pomegranate trees from cuttings. In a full to partial sun location ...
Can I reduce the height of my apple trees so all the fruit is within reach without a ladder? Is this a good time to prune apple and other fruit trees?
Picking your own fresh fruit is a real joy and you don't even need lots of space to do it as many fruits can be grown in pots on the patio. Which? Gardening has trialled varieties of all your ...