One of my favorite things about gardening is finding a plant that absolutely nobody I know has ever grown… and bonus points if they’ve
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Growing banana trees in northern zones is one of those I’m-cooler-than-you gardeners’ bragging right things. They are gorgeous plants, easy to grow, and the
It’s hard finding fruit trees hardy to the winters in zone 4 America. Below is my master list – which I will continue to
Sweet cherries are the northern gardener’s dream… and depending on just how far north you garden, that dream’s odds of coming true rank just
Maybe I’m an outlier, but half the fun in my windowsill gardening adventures is growing something that nobody else in my circle of gardening
For the fruit gardener, there are few disappointments as deep as bringing home a highly anticipated new plant, only to find that it’s actually
This is a different kind of post for me, but as I’ve scoured the internet in my fruit gardening journey, I’ve saved literally hundreds
It’s no secret; I love my citrus trees. Growing lemon trees on my windowsill was one of the best experiments I’ve ever tried; I
I’m pleased to announce that my latest book, The Complete Mini-Guide to Growing Windowsill Pomegranate Trees: A Reference Manual for Northern-Zone Gardeners has officially
Everybody loves citrus (and if you don’t, I’ll say a prayer for you, Mr. Grinch). Lemons, limes, kumquats and tangerines all make the “awesome”
There’s a funny thing about fruit gardening. In theory, it sounds like this calm, genteel, grandmotherly-type of hobby where we stand out in the
Growing fruit trees in pots is tough… and growing potted subtropical fruit trees indoors is even tougher. The entire indoor growing environment is alien
If you’re like me, every spring you spend lot of time researching (read: agonizing) over nursery catalogs, trying to decide which plants to get.
In addition to being a fabulously interesting and rewarding plant to grow, the banana tree has built-in attractions for the windowsill gardener because it
Successfully growing peaches is a status symbol for gardeners in cold northern zones. This is the fruit tree that is a southern-grown staple, but
For most windowsill gardeners, half the fun of growing unusual fruits is the challenge associated with keeping a warm-climate plant healthy and thriving in
For northern gardeners, the relentless winter winds, deep snow, and insidious ice of northern winters are a constant threat to successfully growing fruit trees.
There is hot debate in the windowsill gardening community about whether or not it is worth it to try to start pineapple plants from
Once I planted my first windowsill banana tree, I was hooked. Sure, bananas are low on my favorite flavors list, as far as
The Complete Mini-Guide to Growing Windowsill Lemon Trees: A Reference Manual for Northern-Zone Gardeners is for sale in ebook and paperback formats on
Fruit gardening is a challenge even under the best of conditions. You can’t predict rain, you can’t always protect from insect invasions; you fight