How to Plant and Grow Jostaberries
Transplanting Whether you’re working with rooted cuttings or nursery transplants, plant jostaberry in spring in colder regions once the soil is workable. In milder climates, autumn ...
Berries and Vine Fruits
Picking Blackberries: How and When to Harvest
It’s best to pick the fruit in the early morning when the temperature is cool and the berries are plump with moisture. During the fruiting season, you’ll want to go out to pick at least once a ...
the Marvelous Plants of the Rubus Genus
Rubus spp. I was on a nature walk near my home and my pant leg was grabbed by a tenacious Himalayan blackberry. I cursed the evil cane as I unhooked it from my pants and plucked an errant ...
Should You Eat More Purple Fruits and Veggies?
Purple Produce to Grow at Home Colorful foods pack a powerful nutritional punch. Interested in growing some in your own garden? Check out this list of some of my favorite types of perfectly ...
Top 10 Blueberry Varieties to Grow at Home
Homegrown blueberries are one of my favorite summertime snacks, with a sweet-tart flavor that’s perfect for enjoying out of hand, blended into a pancake batter, baked in a pie, or cooked down ...
How to Protect Blueberries from Birds
Starlings arrive in large flocks, and will eat the fruit whole and puncture berries with their claws. European starling. American robins (Turdus migratorius), those lovely spring singers, ...
How to Transplant Blueberry Bushes
If it has become root bound, you can use your hands or pruners to carefully pry apart the ends of the roots. It is best to replant blueberries that you have dug up right away. If this ...
How to Distinguish Between Berry Canes
You might see certain terms on the tag of a raspberry plant you’re eyeing at your local nursery. Fall bearing. Or everbearing. Perhaps a little confused, you move on, and come across a ...
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