Growing Organic Fruits

Tips for Growing Fig Trees in Containers

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

The previous entry touched on advantages of raising fig trees in the backyard, along with a few reasons that make this plant a great option for home gardeners looking to add more fruits to their line up of vegetables.
Following are a few tips to help you get started with incorporating fig trees in your backyard [...]

Consider Figs for Perfect Home Grown Fruit

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

You can let go of the concerns over growing fruit trees in the backyard garden because figs have a way of erasing all the worries and reservations, especially when these easy to care for trees are raised in containers.
For the record, most fruit trees can be demanding in their space requirements, and less than welcoming [...]

Stalking the Exotic and Wild Paw Paw Tree

Monday, September 15th, 2008

I joined a group of fellow explorers from the PA Backyard Fruit Growers Association this past weekend to take part in a perilous expedition in search of wild Paw Paws in the back country of South Central, PA.
Okay, maybe it wasn’t so dangerous, and most of the Paw Paw trees were actually fairly tame and [...]

Backyard Fruit Growers Winter Meeting

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

The annual winter meeting of the PA Backyard Fruit Growers was well attended and focused on growing organic apples in the home garden or orchard. The featured speaker was Michael Phillips, author of “The Apple Grower,” an incredible book loaded with related to ecological apple growing.

Annual Fruit Tasting; Heirloom Apple Roundup

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

If you’re not familiar with heirloom apples you may be surprised to discover just how many varieties of apples actually exist and can still be found growing in local orchards and backyard fruit gardens. Following is a partial listing of the heirloom apples being cultivated in Central Pennsylvania landscapes.

Unusual Jujube Fruits Earn a Second Opinion

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

A recent article about rare backyard fruits described my first experience with the uncommon jujube fruit, which is also known as a Chinese Date. No, I wasn’t a bit impressed with this odd tree fruit that I had just tasted for the first time. Despite the so-so encounter with my first jujube I decided to keep an open mind about the worthiness of a jujube tree in the backyard edible landscape.

Paw Paws, Ju Jubes, and Other Rare Fruits

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

While the most common fruit at the tasting was the apple, there were a number of rare and unusual types of fruits available for sampling including; paw paws, cactus pears, ju jube fruits (aka Chinese dates), home grown nuts, hardy kiwis, and assorted varieties of persimmons. These fruits may sound foreign and exotic, but they were all grown and harvested from the landscapes and gardens of the association’s members, or in some cases picked from trees growing wild in the local countryside.

Winter Care Tips for Goji Berry Plants

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Ever since an earlier article about a couple of Goji Berry plants that I purchased for the garden, there has been a lot of interest and more than a few ideas exchanged on this site related to growing Goji Berries.
Here’s a recent question that I received from Terry regarding winter care for his gojis planted [...]

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