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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
