Notes Obtain local expertise before choosing which fruits to grow. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Thin out fruit four weeks after the tree has blossomed and prune the tree in late...
Why Thin Fruits? But thinning further can help trees to stay in good shape and produce a more useful crop. Start by cutting away any misshapen, damaged or scarred fruits. Aim to leave about 4-6 inches (10-15cm) between individual apples of eating varieties.
Mulch after planting to keep the soil cool and moist. Set plants slightly deeper than they grew in their nursery pots. Notes Powdery mildew can be a serious problem for white currants, so consider planting resistant varieties such as ‘Blanka' or ‘Pink...
Plum curculio larvae have much more success in plums, peaches and other softer fruits. Overwintering adults emerge quite suddenly in mid-spring, when mid-season apples are in bloom.
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Slow-growing plants can be fed again in early summer. Mature gooseberries bear best on two-year-old branches.
Mulch after planting to keep the soil cool and moist. Set plants slightly deeper than they grew in their nursery pots. Notes Powdery mildew can be a serious problem for red currants, so consider planting resistant varieties such as ‘Rovada' or ‘Honey...
Top up mulches with new material. A regular liquid feed will result in better quality fruits for longer 4. Grass clippings are a ready-to-hand source of instant mulch too, and will help to keep plant roots cool and moist in hot, dry weather.
Preventing Problems: In areas where this pest is common, hang pheromone-baited sticky traps in apple trees in early summer, before fruits grow larger than your thumbnail. The fly larvae tunnel through the fruit as they feed, making the fruit lumpy, disfigured,...
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Slow-growing plants can be fed again in early summer. Mature black currants bear best on one and two-year-old branches.
Prune in late winter, before buds begin to swell. Healthy plum trees will bear for ten to fifteen years or more. Keep plum trees mulched with wood chips or sawdust. Plum curculios feed on buds, flowers and unripe fruits.
Companions Nasturtium, Marigold, Oregano, Corn, Pumpkin, Radish, Squash, Beans and Morning Glory. Often grown in widely spaced enriched hills, or in well-aged compost heaps that include some soil.
Small melons mature quickly and take up less space compared to varieties that produce huge fruits. After 2 weeks, thin to 2 plants per hill. Troubleshooting Use a paper or other roll-out mulch to prevent weeds.
Prune in late winter, before buds begin to swell. Healthy plum trees will bear for ten to fifteen years or more. Keep plum trees mulched with wood chips or sawdust. Plum curculios feed on buds, flowers and unripe fruits.
In humid climates, peaches often develop problems with fungal diseases such as brown rot. Notes Peaches may need to be hand-pollinated when grown in sheltered spots. Young peach trees are at high risk for damage from insects that bore into the main trunk.
In humid climates, peaches often develop problems with fungal diseases such as brown rot. Notes Peaches may need to be hand-pollinated when grown in sheltered spots. Young peach trees are at high risk for damage from insects that bore into the main trunk.
Named cultivars such as ‘Wonderful' produce better than pomegranates grown from seeds. Spacing Single Plants: 9' 10" (3.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 9' 10" (3.00m) with 9' 10" (3.00m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Set out plants grown from rooted...
A wide hole is better than a very deep one. Feeding Feed with balanced organic fertilizer in early spring. Spacing Single Plants: 19' 8" (6.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 19' 8" (6.00m) with 19' 8" (6.00m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Prepare a large...
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Grow at least two plants, spaced close together, to insure good pollination.
Most varieties need at least one other pear tree in the neighborhood to get good pollination. Fire blight can be controlled by trimming off and destroying affected areas as soon as possible.
Most varieties need at least one other pear tree in the neighborhood to get good pollination. Fire blight can be controlled by trimming off and destroying affected areas as soon as possible.
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Position Full sun. Troubleshooting Watch for leaf-eating tomato hornworms, and pick them off.
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Position Full sun. Troubleshooting Watch for leaf-eating tomato hornworms, and pick them off.
In humid climates, nectarines often develop problems with fungal diseases such as brown rot. Notes Nectarines are self-fertile, but produce better when more than one tree is grown.
Spacing Single Plants: 19' 8" (6.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 19' 8" (6.00m) with 19' 8" (6.00m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Set out plants in late winter or early spring. Oriental persimmons are self fertile, but fruit better when multiple trees...
Companions Beans, Corn, Radish and Potatoes. Often grown in widely spaced enriched hills, or in well-aged compost heaps that include some soil. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Watermelon Aphids (General) Cucumber...
Notes Many sweet cherries need to be grown with at least one other flowering at a similar time for pollination, but many tart cherries are self-fertile. Prune in late winter to shape trees and removed damaged branches.
Notes Many sweet cherries need to be grown with at least one other flowering at a similar time for pollination, but many tart cherries are self-fertile. Prune in late winter to shape trees and removed damaged branches.
