Here are a few tips for Hot Weather Planting to give your plants the best chance to thrive in the summer or during those hot spring and fall days. 1) When they arrive, soak bare roots in a bucket of water in a shady outdoor area. Let them soak for...
Looking for shade tolerant edible plants to grow on the north side of a fence, building or tall trees? The plants on this list will grow well in at least partial shade. Fruit production will generally be less with more shade. This list of shade tolerant edible plants is a...
If you are looking for a new berry to add to your landscape this Fall, you should really consider Lingonberries. They are known by many names across their native range, including Mountain Cranberry, Cowberry, and Foxberry to name a few. The majority of Lingonberries are wild harvested, not cultivated. In fact,...
This winter in the Pacific Northwest was a good reminder that those low winter temperatures are still possible after a few years of having extremely mild winters. For lovers of subtropical or frost tender plants pushing the envelope on cold hardiness can be a stressful time as you watch the...
So far it’s been a rather mild winter for us here in the Pacific Northwest. The thermometer has rarely dipped below 32 degrees and we’ve been taking advantage of the mild temps by taking care of the many winter tasks and planting tough woody plants in our gardens and around...
Planning out Orchard Succession is important because it takes a while for a fruit tree to start bearing, usually about 2 or 3 years for the first fruits, but 4 or 5 years before you really start seeing any significant harvests. With nut trees it takes even longer before you...
Nitrogen Fixing Plants. Do you remember your grade school science teacher telling you about leguminous plants and their amazing nitrogen fixing abilities? It might have seemed like a dull subject at the time, but Nitrogen Fixing Plants are some of the most helpful plants we can incorporate into our gardens,...
Low Chill Plants are most fruits grown in the US go dormant in late fall. They require a minimum amount of cool weather before they can begin growing normally again in the spring. This cool weather requirement is measured in Chill Hours. Chilling hours are achieved when temperatures are between...
Extremely Hardy Plants for our friends in Alaska and northern regions of the US, the following plants will survive very cold temperatures and many will produce abundant crops of delicious fruit. These plants should all be hardy to minus 25°F. or below. This list is a work in progress and...
Very Fragrant Flowers Fragrant Flowers lift your spirits with these delightfully fragrant flowers. While the blooms of Kiwis, Apples, Pears and many other plants are pleasantly fragrant, the following are particularly appealing. Akebia Crandall Currant Fruiting Rose Autumn Olive Honeysuckle Silverberry China Blue Vine Japanese Flowering Plum Citrus Jasmines
