How to Grow Grafted Fruit Trees to Increase Variety in Your Garden
Before I get into all the reasons grafted fruit trees are a good option for your garden, I'd like to talk about comic books. In the late 1970s, DC Comics …
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How to Avoid Injury Using an Extendable Pruning Saw for Garden Cleanup
I’m a fairly independent human, who likes to avoid asking anyone for help. I’m that girl at the grocery store, who uses a wrapping paper tube from the stationery aisle …
How to Stop Premature Fruit Drop
If you have a fruit tree or two in your garden, you may have noticed something called premature fruit drop. Depending on the type of fruit, this might happen several …
10 Tips for Growing Avocados Indoors from Seed
I love avocados. I also live in New England. That means if I have any hope of plucking ripe avocados from a tree, I need to think about growing avocados …
When and How to Use Compost in the Spring
The great thing about compost is that... wait. Forget that. Everything is great about compost. It's a great way to reduce the amount of garbage that goes to the landfill. …
Choosing the Best Fruit Trees for Indoors
One of the joys of living in New England is going to a local orchard in October and picking apples right off the tree. And contrary to what the supermarkets …
How to Choose the Best Garden Shears for the Job
Of all the garden tools I’ve acquired over the years (and there are quite a few), I tend to use the same four or five tools over and over again. …
