Germinating and growing time-lapse of a pear tree from a seed to young plant. Pear seeds were extracted from a fresh store-bought fruit, with outer shells peeled-off to speed up the germination ...
Pear trees require fertilizer when they are young and when the soil lacks essential nutrients. For young trees, a balanced ...
Invasives: The fast growing Callery and Bradford pear trees might be beautiful, but they wreak havoc on local ecosystems.
Dreaming of stepping into your backyard to pick fresh, juicy fruit straight from the tree? It might seem like a project ...
Pear trees are a wonderful, very hardy addition to any yard or garden. But young fruit trees establishing roots benefit from proper timing, and fall is ideal.
Yes, you can grow fruits like strawberries, bananas, and grapes even if you don't have a yard - and the best part is you can ...
Many gardeners understand the ecological importance of native plants, which are those plants that occur naturally in a geographic area, and have evolved over thousands of years, shaped by local ...
Commonly called Chinese fringe flower, this popular shrub is another old wood bloomer. Pruning in the fall will remove the ...
The federal government kept detailed records of every crop in Amache’s agricultural program, but overlooked the ways ...
Q: My Empress Wu hosta has seed pods on the flower stems (see reader's photo). I would like to plant some of the seeds just to see if I can get them to germinate. I realize that the Empress Wu is most ...