A Tortoise in the Garden
If you want to see some hilarious animal antics, take a walk through my garden. You'll see squirrels chasing each other up and down the sunflowers, rabbits hopping around in …
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How to Handle Cedar-Apple Rust and Save Your Harvest
It's a beautiful, early-fall day. You got ambitious a couple of years ago, and you now have three gorgeous apple trees around your garden. As you get closer, though, you …
They Weren’t Always Picking Crabapples On This Land
Today's story about picking crabapples gave me a little chuckle, though you might not laugh at the punch line if you're vegetarian.
"Crabby About Apples," comes from Alma Barkman, who has …
Start Gardening with Kids Now to Inspire Green Thumbs Early
Gardening with kids is stressful, but when I was a child, my mom used to trust me with all sorts of garden chores. I would take care of her tomatoes, …
Annie’s Apple Crisp
My friend Annie has been planting apple trees in her backyard for years. Every couple of years, she’ll pick a new apple variety and a pollinator buddy to grow with …
How to Identify the Worst Apple Diseases
Apple diseases are particular to apples, so don't try to use your knowledge of other tree and plant diseases when trying to identify different apple diseases. Remember that plants themselves …
Gardening with Grandpa
This article about gardening with Grandpa was originally published in our sister publication, GreenPrints Magazine, under the title, "Now You See." It was written by Wayne K. Wilkins and was …
Growing Zones for Apples
Apples are typically grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3 to 8. Here are some examples of U.S. states within these recommended growing zones:
Zone 3: Some states in this zone …
Don’t Get Too Sentimental About Fruit Trees
This article was originally published in our sister publication, GreenPrints Magazine, under the title, “Sentiment and Fruit Trees.” It was written by Michael Filas and was published originally in 2018, in GreenPrints …
Old Gardening Books? We Have Auntie!
There's something to be said for old gardening books. Some of them are quite fascinating, filled with folk remedies, different uses for various herbs and plants, and plenty of first-hand …
