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Growing Lemon Trees in the Home Orchard: Harvest Lemons Fresh From the Garden

By: Chris McLaughlin

Vineyard Propagation: Grow New Grapes From Dormant Cuttings

By: Linnea Heinrichs

Grape Vine Winter Care: How to Prepare Vineyards for Cold Weather

By: Linnea Heinrichs

Growing Fruit Trees: How to Get Fresh Fruit for Almost Nothing

By: Beverley Boorer

Spend 4th of July with Thoughts of Thanksgiving: July Fourth is a Great Day to Start Planting Pumpkins

By: Christopher Pascale

Heirloom Apples of the Hudson Valley: Fruit Played Key Role in Region's Development

By: Leslie Coons

Blueberry Plants to Grow in Northern Gardens: Avoid Blueberry Virus Issues with Hardy Homegrown Blueberries

By: Feature Writer Christine Eirschele

Growing Wine Grapes in Texas: Home Gardeners can Grow Grapes for Wine or Beauty

By: Barbara Brown

Choosing Grape Varieties: Growing the Right Grapes for Specific Conditions

By: Linnea Heinrichs

When to Pick Grapes: How to Know When Grapes are Ripe

By: Linnea Heinrichs

Planning for Perennial Crops - Fruiting Bushes: Guidelines for Success in Planting Shrubs and Bushes as Food Crops

By: Chaz Iannazzo

Planning for Perennial Crops - Brambles: Tips for Growing Fruiting Plants Like Raspberries and Blackberries

By: Chaz Iannazzo

Planning for Perennial Crops - Fruit & Nut Trees: Choosing Fruiting Trees for the Home Garden

By: Chaz Iannazzo

Temperate Fruit Trees that Grow in Florida: Non-tropical Fruits that Can Be Grown in North and Central Florida

By: Christy Swift

Tropical Fruit Trees in the Florida Home Garden: Grow Mango, Papaya, Lychee and More in Central and South Florida

By: Christy Swift

Tropical Fruits that Grow in Florida: Grow Avocado, Banana, Cherries and More in the Florida Garden

By: Christy Swift

Growing Strawberries in Florida: Florida-grown Strawberry Plants Will Produce Fall, Winter and Spring

By: Christy Swift

Summer Fruit Alternatives for the Garden: Exciting New Fruiting Treats to Plant in the Backyard

By: Robert Oakes

A Garden of Melons: Propagation and Cultivation of Cantaloupes and Other Melons

By: Donna Ryan

Choosing Sweet Cherry Trees: Selecting Cherries for the Backyard Orchard

By: Jacqueline Cross

Choosing Tart Cherry Trees: Selecting Fruit Trees for the Backyard Orchard

By: Jacqueline Cross

Growing Strawberries with Kids: Strawberry is the Perfect Fruit for Home Garden

By: Feature Writer Karen Plumley

Grape Grow Tubes: Using Plastic Grape Shelters

By: Linnea Heinrichs

Tips on Growing Grapes: How to Plant and Care for Grape Vines

By: Linnea Heinrichs

Natural Pectin Content of Berry and Tree Fruits: Basic Guide to High to Low Pectin Fruit for Making Fruit Preserves

By: Susan Morris

Growing Strawberries in Ornamental Containers: Tasty Strawberry Fruit and Attractive Garden or Patio Features

By: Tony Allen

How to Grow Strawberries in a Growbag: Growbags Give Ideal Conditions for Growing Strawberry Plants

By: Tony Allen

Which Strawberries to Grow in Your Garden: Choosing Early Main Crop and Late Strawberry Varieties

By: Tony Allen

How to Grow Strawberries in a Small Garden: Plant Strawberry Runners in the Autumn for a Good Harvest Next Year

By: Tony Allen

Protect Fruit from Birds: Guard Your Blueberries, Cherries, Grapes and Strawberries

By: Marcia Passos Duffy

Average Berry Plant Yields: Expected Harvest of Four Fruit Bearers

By: Jacqueline Cross

Ballerina Fruit Trees and Other Dwarf Pillars: A Selection of Dwarf Fruiting Trees for Growing on a Patio

By: Tony Allen

Dwarf Fruit Trees for a Small Garden or Patio: An Ever Larger Range of Fruit Trees is Now Available in Dwarf Form

By: Tony Allen

Growing Blueberries in the Home Orchard: Blueberries Are Rich in Anti-oxidants and Easy to Grow

By: Kellie Bowen

Common Pests of the Backyard Apple Orchard: Aphids, Birds, Bugs, Codling Moth Caterpillars, and Red Spider Mite

By: Susan Morris

How to Grow a Cherry Tree: Plant, Care and Harvest

By: Jacqueline Cross

How to Grow a Mango Tree: Tropical Backyard Fruit

By: Jacqueline Cross

How to Grow a Loquat Tree: Planting, Growing and Harvesting

By: Jacqueline Cross

How to Grow Nectarines and Peaches: Planting and Caring for Backyard Fruit Trees

By: Jacqueline Cross

Possibilities With Pumpkins: The Life Cycle of a Squash Enhances the Family Circle

By: Arlene Marturano

Horticultural Year of an Apple Tree Grower: Essentials for Setting up and Growing Apple Orchard in November

By: Susan Morris

Buying Dwarfing or Semi-Dwarfing Apple Trees: Tree Size and Apple Tree Rootstocks in Fall/Winter Nursery Sales

By: Susan Morris

Apple Harvesting and Storage in October: Apple Ripeness Test, Harvest Equipment and Apple Storing Options

By: Susan Morris

Understanding a Microclimate and Growing Fruit: Backyard Garden Climate and Planning Fruit Location to Grow Well

By: Susan Morris

Quince Trees for Blossom and Fruit: Grow-Your-Own Fruit Tree to Make Quince Jelly and Jam

By: Susan Morris

How to Care for a Grape Vineyard: Caring for Grapes in the Summer

By: Christy Mroczek

Grape Vineyard Care: Spring Jobs for Raising Grapes

By: Christy Mroczek

How to Prune: Book of Techniques and Tips

By: Feature Writer Rebecca Ford

How to Grow Strawberries: It's Easy to Start a Strawberry Patch in Your Garden

By: S. Elliott

Controlling Fruit Tree Pests: Citrus Borer and Codling Moth in Orchards

By: Kate Moriarty

Growing kiwifruit: Popular subtropical fruit that ripen in winter

By: Kate Moriarty

Growing Grapefruit: Easy to grow, ideal for the home garden, and full of vitamins.

By: Kate Moriarty

How to Grow Strawberries at Home: June-bearing, ever-bearing, day-neutral and Alpine berries

By: Karen Harris

Plant Avocado from Seed: An easy guide to grow an avocado tree from an avocado seed

By: Sally Odum

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