Fruit & Trees
Learn how to select, plant, grow and tend to fruit trees here.
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DIY Berry Trellis: How to Build a Wire Raspberry or Blackberry Trellis (Video)
Come learn how to build a simple homemade wire berry trellis. Our sturdy DIY berry trellis design is perfect to support raspberries, blackberries, or any other caneberry. Video and step-by-step instructions included!
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New Pollinator Orchard Garden on a Hill (Permaculture Berms Terraces)
Welcome to our new orchard on a hill! Come see how we used natural terraces, permaculture berms, burlap, and pollinator companion plants to transform a barren weedy hillside to a thriving new garden space. Video included!
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What Are Fruit Tree Chill Hours? Helpful Charts + Area Maps
It's essential to pay attention to chill hours when selecting fruit trees for your garden! Come learn all about chill hours, including which trees need them and how to find the number of chill hours in your area. Charts and maps…
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18 Fantastic Fig Tree Varieties to Grow at Home
Welcome to the wonderful wide world of figs! Come explore the preferred climate, hardiness, growth habits, fruit characteristics, and other unique facts about 18 varieties of fig trees. Then you can choose what tickles your fig fancy most!
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How to Grow Fig Trees: Varieties, Planting, Care & Harvesting
Figs are delicious, easy to grow, beautiful, and fit in any size garden! Come learn how to grow fig trees - with tips on choosing fig varieties and how to plant, prune, fertilize, and harvest figs.
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How to Make a Homemade Gopher Basket for Trees
Are pesky gophers chewing on your trees? Come learn how to make a homemade gopher basket to protect trees from gopher damage. Our DIY hardware cloth gopher baskets are large, effective, affordable, durable, and easy to make! Tips for planting trees…
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How to Grow Pineapple Guava (Feijoa): Cold-Hardy Tropical Fruit
Pineapple guava, also known as feijoa, are delicious, low-maintenance, pest-resistant, and beautiful. They're also one of the most cold-hardy guavas around! What's not to love? Come learn all about how to grow pineapple guava.
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20 Awesome Avocado Varieties (Type A & Type B Avocados Explained)
Come learn about 20 different awesome avocado varieties, including their growing habits, cold tolerance, hardiness zone, fruit characteristics, and more. We’ll also discuss the difference between Type A and Type B avocado varieties, and their important relationship in cross-pollination.
