Fruits And Nuts -- December Tips
FRUITS AND NUTSFresh nuts of hickory, butternut, and black walnut germinate quite readily if planted outdoors approximately 1 inch deep. The alternating freezing and thawing splits their hard shells and allows the ... [... more]
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Fruits And Nuts -- August Tips
FRUIT AND NUTSIn late summer (around the end of August), tip layer the canes of black and red raspberries by pressing branch tips 3 to 4 inches into soil where branch tips naturally fall. A good root system will form ... [... more]
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Fruits And Nuts -- September Tips
FRUITS AND NUTSAs your apples ripen this fall, take time to walk through your orchard and observe your trees. Look for tell-tale signs of tree vigor, such as leaf color and shoot length, dead or dying trees, ... [... more]
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Fruit And Nuts -- May Tips
FRUIT AND NUTSProtect developing strawberries from birds with a spun-bonded row cover or plastic netting. Technically, berries are fruits that are soft throughout, such as blueberries. Thus the raspberry is not a ... [... more]
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Fruits And Nuts -- June Tips
FRUIT AND NUTSIf you like rhubarb in strawberry pies, try adding it to jams, especially strawberry or raspberry. Substitute rhubarb for half of the fruit called for in the recipe. Want a few home-grown fruits, but ... [... more]
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Fruits And Nuts -- November Tips
FRUITS AND NUTSRipe fruit pictured in catalogs is most attractive during this season. Avoid the temptation to order one or more of everything. Most yards have room for only a few fruit trees, so these must be ... [... more]
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Fruit And Nuts -- March Tips
FRUIT AND NUTSThe optimum time to prune all fruit trees is just before bloom. Pruning allows the tree to direct nutrients to branches that will bear high quality fruit. The objective is to remove dead, diseased, or ... [... more]
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Fruits And Nuts -- April Tips
FRUITS AND NUTSCheck for signs of new growth in your strawberry bed. Organic mulches should be pulled back but left ready to be put back on in case of late frost. Spunbonded row covers can be left on until bloom, but ... [... more]
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Fruits And Nuts -- February Tips
FRUITS AND NUTSPruning aging apple trees is largely a job of renovation followed by renewal of fruiting wood. The pruning must be moderate and spread out over two or three years to avoid stimulating excessive growth ... [... more]
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Fruits And Nuts -- January Tips
FRUITS AND NUTSSour cherry is a good fruit for the home garden. The trees are relatively small, and insects and diseases usually are not a serious problem. 'Montmorency' is a highly recommended sour cherry variety. ... [... more]
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Fruits And Nuts -- July Tips
FRUIT AND NUTSAfter harvesting your strawberries, remove excess runners and any unhealthy crowns. To keep birds away from fruit trees, try fake snakes. Cut a garden hose into pieces about four feet long, and place ... [... more]
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Fruits And Nuts -- October Tips
FRUITS AND NUTSSmaller apples usually keep longer and bruise less. Allow for air circulation when storing. Prepare your soil now for planting raspberries in the spring. A pH of 5.8 to 6.5 and sandy-loam soil are best ... [... more]
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