Today I visited the old nursery remnants of John W. Hershey’s Downingtown, PA tree crops nursery. J. Russell Smith, author of Tree Crops, mentions John W. Hershey’s now defunct tree nursery in his book repeatedly. From what I can gather John Hershey worked tirelessly toward the improvement of native fruit and nut trees in the region. Much […]
Comfrey Planting Guide
Comfrey Introduction Comfrey enthusiasts often tout comfreys utility while detractors vilify and discredit its effectiveness. Because of the over hype on both sides it is hard to get the true story on comfrey. Together let’s dispel the rumors and get the full story. Comfrey is hardy, most people see plants as fragile and can only […]
6 Months of Fruit: A fruit by Season Guide
After the recent article about choosing the right blueberry varieties for expanding your harvest I got a lot of questions about expanding the harvest in general. Most of the questions have revolved around what plants or trees to select if your goal is to be picking fruit all summer long. With that premise in mind […]
Fruit Trees with No Fruit?!? Here’s how to Solve the Mystery
So you planted a few fruit trees and for some reason you still haven’t gotten any fruit, what gives? Fruit trees have many benefits and uses: enhancing the beauty of the landscape, bird habit, pollen sources for bees, and above all and probably why you planted them in the first place is the potential fruit […]
What to do with a Forgotten Orchard
I have been getting so many questions lately I have decided to share them here so that we can all learn from each others questions. I am calling them Edible Questions and it should be a weekly deal provided the questions keep coming. So if you have any edible plant and tree questions email me […]
Expanding the Harvest with Blueberries
If you are like me you want to get a prolonged harvest of fresh picked fruit. Recently I have been getting a bunch of questions about extending the harvest. An easy way to do this is by carefully selecting what you plant. One of my favorite berries is the blueberry, let’s use the blueberry as […]
Easy Pick Bramble Patch
Raspberries and blackberries are one of my favorite berries to grow and eat at home but most people shy away from growing brambles because of the thorns. Let’s explore the pros and cons of growing brambles at home and why I think you should consider an easy pick bramble patch for your backyard. At the […]
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