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Fruit Trees & Rodents

Once the snow falls and your trees are dormant, damage can still take place on your young fruit trees. Mice, voles and rabbits are attracted to the young trees. Especially during the winter under the cover of snow these rodents do their damage. They will chew a wide ring of bark around the trunk causing...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 10-09-2008
Will My Tart Cherry Tree Pollinate My Sweet Cherry Tree?

The quick answer to this question would be no. But who likes quick answers? Plus, when I'm told no to a question of mine, the next thought that pops into my head is why wouldn't the trees pollinate each other? Tart cherries are biologically capable of pollinating your sweet cherry trees but the...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 10-08-2008
Fruit Tree Site Selection

Economic fears, high fuel prices, carbon footprints, etc. has led to more and more people wanting to produce their own food in their yards. Fruit prices in grocery stores are very high and many times the fruit isn't very fresh. Growing your own fruit is an option. But, before you go out and purchase...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 10-07-2008
Pumped Up To Plant Peach Trees

I have always wanted to be able to walk out into my backyard and pick sweet juicy peaches right from the tree. While it should be an easy problem to solve, it really isn't because we simply don't have enough room to grow a couple of peach trees in our yard. So, I have convinced a friend and a...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 09-10-2008
Ninebark Tips For Midwest/Mountain Regions

Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) is not only an attractive addition to your landscaping, but it is also low maintenance for Zone 3-7 gardeners. Ninebark has white to pinkish flowers that somewhat resemble spirea blooms followed by fruit clusters that birds go crazy for in the fall. There are a couple...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 09-03-2008
Blueberry Blues?

If your soil isn't moist, well-drained and somewhat acidic, you may have the blueberry blues, as the plants never set on those tasty berries or in some cases never grow at all. If you have such a situation, you do have options. Add compost or other organic matter to your soil to improve drainage...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 08-29-2008
Turnips Tough?

Or how about tough turnips? If you plant turnips in the spring approximately 3 weeks before the last frost or 2 months before the first frost in the fall, you won't have turnips that will fight back when chewing them. Turnips are a cool weather vegetable that can withstand cold temperatures if mulched...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 07-14-2008
Fruit Cracking?

It is so important to keep uniform moisture to your fruit trees and tomato plants. If you don't, you will probably experience the dreaded fruit cracking or splitting right about harvest time. It is so disappointing when that happens as most people work very diligently trying to bring home the perfect...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 07-06-2008
Tree Bark Splitting?

Tree bark splitting in the winter months on young fruit trees, broad-leaf or ornamental trees can be quite common. It is disturbing to walk out and check your young plantings and find that dreaded bark split. The splitting is lengthwise on the trunk or major limbs and normally on the south or southwest...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 06-25-2008
Peony Planting Tips

Peonies can be touch temperamental if not planted correctly. I know this from experience as one of my wife's favorite perennials is the peony bush. I have never had much luck transplanting a peony ; not sure why but I have decided that once planted, a peony will be in the same spot forever. I always...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 06-05-2008

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