A reader emailed me, asking why their blackberry bush is getting yellow leaves. I had an idea, but I wanted to do more research to give them the best answer. Here’s what I found. It’s normal for a blackberry bush’s…
I’m doing a permaculture design plan for a client with some blackberry bushes, and he was asking why some of them are getting brown leaves. To help him out, I put together this guide. Blackberry bushes get brown leaves if…
My aunt from Hawaii reached out and asked why her pineapple plant is getting yellow leaves. I had an idea, but I did some research to find out more. Here’s what I found. Pineapple plants get yellow leaves when the…
Our brown turkey fig tree was getting some brown leaves and we were wondering how to fix it. So, I did some research to find out more. Here’s what I found. Fig tree leaves turn brown from improper watering, climate,…
Our lemon tree was getting some white leaves that would curl and drop from the tree. In my search for answers, I saw there are several reasons why citrus trees get white leaves. So, I put together this guide to…
I’m becoming a fan of persimmon fruits, and I’m wondering if I get a tree (or two) what are some good companions to plant alongside them. So, I did some digging to find out more. The best companion plants for…
When I include mulberry trees in my clients’ permaculture plans, I often get lots of questions. “Aren’t they bad?”, “Aren’t they illegal?”, and “Will they damage my property?”. To help answer these questions, I did some research and put together…
We have two lemon trees in our backyard, and one of them started to get yellow leaves. While we had an idea of what was causing it, I wanted to do some more research to be sure. Here’s what I…
We’ve been looking to plant more flowers in our garden and we’ve settled on coneflower as one of them. However, we wanted to make sure our coneflowers grow well with our existing plants, so we looked into the best companion…
We have some family in Minnesota and they asked me how they should be fertilizing their apple trees. While I had a few ideas, I wanted to do more research to give them the best answer I could. Here’s what…