I’ve been researching peach trees for my homestead and I saw others mention early leaf loss is a fairly common occurrence. I wanted to learn more to help prevent this issue in the future, so I did some research. Here’s…
We have a lime tree that recently had some leaves falling off, and we were concerned the tree was dying. So, I did some research and testing to find out more. Here’s what I found. Lime trees drop their leaves…
My parents have a palm tree with some nearby plants, but they were wondering which plants to add to their garden that would be mutually beneficial. So, to help them out, I did some research on companion plants for palm…
I’m currently visiting my parents and they have many different fruit trees including lime, lemon, tangerine, avocado, apple, and fig. While many of them are growing well, their apple tree has started to die and they’re not sure why. To…
Over the years, I’ve helped plant and grow dozens of fruit trees for both myself as well as my parents, but one persistent challenge keeps coming up—clay soil. After doing some research on planting fruit trees in clay soil, I…
I have a dwarf bing cherry tree and recently, a few of its leaves are turning brown. I wanted to find out what’s causing it and how I could fix it, so I did some research. Here’s what I found….
It’s currently summer here in Austin, Texas, and two things are certain: it’s peach season, and it gets HOT. So hot, that many of the peach trees get drooping and wilting leaves. Since I’ve seen this concern come up a…
I’ve recently been looking into getting a peach tree, but I heard they commonly get brown leaves. I wanted to find out more, so I did some research. Here’s what I found about brown leaves on peach trees and how…
My parents are planting a lot of new fruit trees lately, and they’re wondering how far they should be planting from other trees and their house. To help them with this, I did some research. Here’s what I found about…
My parents have many fruit trees (avocados, lemons, limes, tangerines, and more), and they’re looking at getting some new ones soon. But first, they were wondering if different fruit trees would be compatible if they planted them next to each…