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Pollination in the Home Orchard

Last Updated July 11, 2018 By Alecia

honey bee in an apple blossom with text overlay Pollination in your Home Orchard

Planning a garden or orchard can be confusing for a lot of reasons so this will probably end up a series. Personally I’m always trying to fit as variety much as possible onto my property. One very important thing to keep in mind is certain plants require a second variety for pollination. Pollination is important […]

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How to Grow Rhubarb

Last Updated May 21, 2018 By Alecia

rhubarb stalks

If I had to pick the easiest plant to grow it would be rhubarb. Hands down, no questions asked. Even my chickens, the ones that murdered my mint garden, haven’t managed to kill it yet. Which is unfortunate because I’ve got a large rhubarb patch that needs to go away. There was a large patch […]

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How to Grow Ground Cherries & What To Do With Them

Last Updated April 22, 2018 By Alecia

My 2017 “what the hell does it taste like?” choice in the garden was ground cherries also known as Cape Gooseberries. Unlike the hardy kiwis I planted 4 years ago that never seem to do much they’re a quick crop and you’ll get fruit the same year you plant! Which is good because you grow […]

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The Best Garden Tools for Working by Hand

Last Updated February 15, 2019 By Alecia

5 tined cultivator

I do a lot of gardening. I have a flower garden that runs the length of the house, several smaller areas scattered around and of course the orchard and vegetable garden. I do 99% of the work by hand with a small collection of gardening tools. The only power tools are the push mower and […]

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Pruning Gooseberry & Currant Fruit Bushes

Last Updated March 18, 2018 By Alecia

gooseberries on branch

I’ll start right off saying I’m not a professional pruner. I have a collection of fruit trees and fruit bushes on my property including currants, gooseberries, pears, plums, apples, raspberries and cherries. The first trees were planted in 2012 and ever since then I’ve been trying to keep them under control. Everything I know about […]

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