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 …
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 …
Apples have a bad reputation dating back to the Book of Genesis. And we’re never going to let them forget about it, either, since we’ve immortalized their part in the …
Birds have always fascinated me. I keep a bird feeder or two (or three) and enjoy seeing who shows up for a meal. The showy cardinals, goldfinches, and blue jays …
Pregnancy—Keep working outside every day. When feeling nauseated in the Spring, slowly pick and munch on raw kale buds while working and hope it’s nutrition your body needs. When it …
I will never forget the day that I came home from work to find my husband Kim puttering around with a new glass terrarium. A terrarium? Kim? What was going …
When I first started planting apple trees, I had to be patient for a few years until the trees started to produce fruit. The espalier apple tree we trained along …
We try to keep things healthy at our house. We love chips and salsa, and there’s something so satisfying about crispy, salty potato chips, but we try to limit how …
Pests on your apple trees, left unchecked, can damage and destroy your crop and even your trees. Keeping a close watch on your trees during regular daily inspections will help …
