14 Ways to Keep Deer Away From Fruit Trees
I keep seeing mentions of deer getting to people’s fruit trees and eating all of the fruit and leaves. While a few solutions popped up here and there, I saw a great one in the book Gaia’s Garden and I…
4 Ways To Treat Red and Purple Leaves On Berry Plants
We have some family in Tennessee and some of their berry plants are getting red and purple leaves. They asked me if I knew anything about it, and while I had an idea, I did some research to give them…
The 10 Easiest Fruit Trees To Grow (& The 5 Hardest)
One of the most common questions I get is, “what are the easiest fruit trees to grow?”. And it makes sense—having a fruit tree that’s not demanding and pretty much takes care of itself is the dream. But are there…
7 Reasons Pear Trees Won’t Fruit (& How to Fix It)
We’ve had our pear tree for over a year now, and while it’s flowered, it hasn’t fruited yet. I was a bit concerned it wasn’t going to fruit again this year, so I did some more research. Here’s what I…
5 Reasons Avocado Trees Won’t Grow New Leaves (& Fixes)
Several months ago, I grew an avocado pit in a cup of water and planted it in a small pot. While the plant grew initially, it hasn’t grown any new leaves for some time. After an initial search online, I…
6 Reasons Avocado Trees Drop Leaves (& How to Fix It)
We have a few avocado trees in our backyard (Hass, Reed, and Fuerte) and while most of them are doing well, one of our Hass trees is dropping its leaves. To help fix this, I did some research and testing….
Why Pear Trees Get Droopy Leaves (& How to Fix It)
I’ve been researching pear trees recently and a common issue I’ve seen is pear trees getting droopy leaves. This is a fairly typical issue with most other fruit trees, so I did some research to see if pear trees got…
5 Reasons Why Pear Tree Leaves Curl (& How to Fix It)
A reader recently reached out to me, asking if I knew why their pear tree leaves were beginning to curl. I’ve written articles about leaf curl for other fruiting plants, so I had an idea, but I wanted to do…
Mango Tree Companion Plants: The Top 10
My uncle in Florida is growing lots of fruit trees (including banana, avocado, and dragonfruit) and he’s looking at growing mangos next. But first, he wanted to know the ideal companions for mango trees to get the best growth and…
The Top 10 Companion Plants for Orange Trees
We have an orange tree in our backyard and while it has a good amount of oranges, we wanted to see if companion plants could help it fruit more. So, I did some research to find out. Here’s what I…