Red raspberries. Black raspberries. Even purple and golden raspberries. Let’s get real: if you have the space, funds, and time, the only realistic option
Tag: fruit gardening
If your climate is too cold to grow sweet cherry trees, an outstanding substitute is the bush cherries. These incredibly hardy relatives of the
If you’ve ever considered growing a container-garden of tropical fruit trees on your windowsill, I would recommend starting with two trees: first, the potted
When space is an issue, dwarf-sized fruit trees allow gardeners to pack more variety into smaller spaces. Please note that this is a list
Northern zones are notoriously difficult locations for growing sweet cherries. Experts disagree on where the northern climate limits for the cherry is (Cornell has
If you’ve been too afraid to try container-growing subtropical fruit trees indoors on your windowsill, I can sympathize. These tender-climate trees tend to be
One of the biggest barriers to gardening is the price tag. Unless you live in some sort of gardening utopia where fruiting plants of
One of my favorite subtropical fruits is the pineapple. You really can’t beat the flavor – and the satisfaction of knowing you grew
I may be an outlier, but I keep very close tabs on any gardening zone news. As a northern-zone gardener, this zone rating is
If growing subtropical fruit trees on a windowsill is a hobby of yours, growing a potted avocado tree is one of the biggest accomplishments
I’ve never met a gardener who didn’t bite off more than they could chew. Or at least want to. The biggest inhibitor to my
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
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
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