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As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. How to prune fruit trees depends mostly on the tree’s age. A young tree needs training, a mature one needs steady maintenance, and the cuts made in its first few years set its shape for much of its life. The three university extension guides we opened…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Learning how to prune hydrangeas starts with one question: does your shrub set its flower buds on last year’s growth, or on the growth it makes this spring? Get that answer right and the cut is straightforward. Get it wrong and you can remove a whole…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. How to prune blackberries starts with knowing which canes bear fruit. Blackberry canes are short-lived. Illinois Extension says it plainly: “Brambles bear fruit on canes that live for two years.” The first-year canes, called primocanes, grow in summer and bear fruit in the following season as…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. How to mulch trees comes down to one rule that every source repeats: keep the mulch off the trunk. Illinois Extension calls mulching “one of the most beneficial practices for better tree health”, but it adds that proper application matters, and the other sources agree. The…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you are wondering how to leaf mulch your beds, the extension sources agree on the core steps. Shred the leaves so they stay put, spread them about 2 to 4 inches deep around shrubs, trees and perennial beds, and water the layer in. Whole leaves…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Can you plant raspberries in a home garden? Yes. The extension guides we opened agree on the basics: plant in spring, give the canes full or nearly full sun, and choose soil that drains well. The guides differ on details such as spacing, planting depth and…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. How to grow blueberries in containers begins with two decisions: a deep, wide pot and an acidic growing mix. Blueberries need acidic conditions, and Wisconsin Extension notes that many soils in its state are too alkaline for them. A container lets you control the mix. The…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. How to grow zucchini in containers depends first on the pot. The extension guides we opened give container figures that run from about 3 gallons to 15 gallons, and they agree on the rest: a bush-type plant, drainage holes, a potting mix, and at least six…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. How to dry herbs well comes down to three choices: when you cut, how much air moves past the leaves, and how much heat you use. Four extension pages we opened, from Oregon State, Vermont, Washington State and Tennessee, agree on the core steps. They differ…
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. How to grow sweet potatoes in containers comes down to four basics: a pot that drains, healthy slips rather than grocery-store roots, a warm season, and steady watering. The extension pages we opened agree on those basics. They disagree on pot size, curing time and storage…