When I first started growing fruit trees, I had no idea to start. I kept hearing terms like NPK, temperate, and mycorrhizal fungi. Now, several years later, I’m putting together this guide to help you care for your fruit trees….
My uncle lives in Florida and recently bought a kiwi plant and was asking if I knew which companion plants aid in kiwi’s health the most. So, I did some research. Here’s what I found. The best companion plants for…
I’ve been looking into planting elderberry in my backyard but wanted to place it near other plants that might benefit its growth. So, I put together some information and did some research to find elderberry companions and see if I…
One of the most frequent questions I get from readers is about nitrogen-fixing plants. More specifically, what exactly are nitrogen-fixing plants, and how do they “fix” nitrogen? I wanted to answer this and help others get familiar with these transformative…
A reader emailed me wondering why their raspberry plant had wilting leaves. I had an idea, but I wanted to do more research to get them the best answer. Here’s what I found. Raspberry plants get wilting leaves from improper…
A reader recently asked me why their pear tree isn’t growing new leaves this season. While I had an idea, I looked at the photos they sent me and did more research to find out more. Here’s what I found….
I recently planted a blackberry plant in my backyard and noticed it’s not growing much, or maybe not at all. While it’s early in the spring season, I was still worried. So, I did some research to see what was…
My parents recently planted two raspberry canes in their backyard and one of them just won’t grow at all. To help them out, I wanted to and figure out what the problem was so they could go back to eating…
There was a time when our lime tree wouldn’t fruit and we weren’t sure why. After doing some research, I found out some reasons why and today it has plenty of fruit. Here’s what I found. Lime trees won’t fruit…
My family in California planted a raspberry plant a few months ago in the winter and recently told me they were dealing with some of the leaves dropping from the plant. My first idea was because they planted during a…