Fruits
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Supporting A Grapevine – How To Make A Grapevine Support
Grapevines can be allowed to climb up an existing fence, but if you don't have one, another method of support must be found.
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What Is Apple Cork Spot: Learn About Treating Apple Cork Spot
Your apples are ready to harvest but you notice that many of them have small depressions to larger corky, discolored areas on the surface of the fruit. Don't panic, the apples are still edible they just have apple cork spot disease. Learn more in this article.
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Harvesting Gooseberries: How And When To Harvest Gooseberry Plants
Gooseberries are cool-weather berries that can be eaten fresh or turned into delicious jams or jellies. All is well and good, but how do you know when to harvest gooseberries? Click this article to find out when and how to harvest gooseberries.
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Bilberry Plant Information: Learn About Bilberry Cultivation And Care
No, bilberry is not a character in Lord of the Rings. So what is a bilberry? It's a native shrub that produces round, blue berries that look like blueberries. However, wild bilberries have far more nutrients than cultivated blueberries. Learn more in this article.
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Red Raspberry Herbal Use – How To Harvest Raspberry Leaf For Tea
Raspberry plants have many uses. For instance, the leaves are often used to make herbal raspberry leaf tea. Both the fruit and leaves of red raspberry have several herbal uses that date back centuries. Find out how to harvest raspberry leaf for tea in this article.
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Cutting Back Gooseberry Bushes – How And When To Prune Gooseberries
Gooseberry bushes can become tangled and unhealthy without pruning. The question is how to prune a gooseberry bush. Check out the article that follows to find out how and when to prune gooseberries in the garden. Click here to learn more.
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Blueberries Aren’t Ripening: What To Do When Blueberries Won’t Ripen
You've planted some blueberries and are anxiously awaiting your first harvest, but the blueberry fruit will not ripen. Why are your blueberries not ripening?
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Reasons For An Apricot Tree Not Producing
Apricots are fruits that can be grown by anyone. While easily grown, however, there are times when fruiting doesn't occur. This article explains why the non-fruiting of apricots may happen.
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Berry Containers - Berries Growing In A Container
Growing berries in containers can be a great alternative for those with little space. The key to success is adequate drainage and pot size. This article will provide information on what you need to be successful.
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Fig Tree Maintenance: How To Grow Figs In The Garden
Figs are fun and fairly easy to grow, but there are a few important things to learn about fig tree care. This article can help with that.
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Growing A Flowering Peach Tree: Is An Ornamental Peach Edible
The ornamental peach tree is a tree developed specifically for its ornamental attributes, namely its lovely spring blossoms. Do ornamental peach trees bear fruit? If so, is an ornamental peach edible? Find answers to these questions in this article.
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Picking Blackberries: How And When To Harvest Blackberries
Since blackberries don't ripen after they've been picked, they have to be picked when they're dead ripe. As a result, you do have to know what you're doing when you're picking blackberries. Learn more about when and how to pick blackberries here.
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Grapevine Bleeding: Reasons For Grapevine Dripping Water
Sometimes, grapes leaking water appear cloudy or even mucus-like, and sometimes, it really does look like the grapevine is dripping water. This phenomenon is natural and is referred to as grapevine bleeding. Find out about bleeding in grapes here.
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Pests On Plum Trees – How To Deal With Common Plum Tree Pests
Of the fruiting trees, plum trees have the least number of pests. Even so, plum trees do have some insect problems that can wreak havoc with fruit production or even kill the tree. The following article will help with common plum pests.
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Pear Tree Not Leafing Out: Troubleshooting Pear Tree Leaf Problems
If your pear tree has no leaves or small, sparse leaves rather than covered in green foliage, something isn't right. Your first move should be to check its cultural care since irrigation, placement, and soil issues can cause pear tree leaf problems. Click here for tips.
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Rooting Gooseberry Cuttings: Taking Cuttings From Gooseberry Bush
You don't have to buy new gooseberry plants to increase your crop. Growing gooseberry from cuttings is inexpensive and easy. The following article provides information about propagating gooseberry cuttings. Click here to learn more.
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Why Papaya Fruit Drops: Causes Of Papaya Fruit Drop
It's exciting when your papaya plant begins to develop fruit. But it's disappointing when you see the papaya dropping fruit before it ripens. Early fruit drop in papaya has several different causes. For more information about why papaya fruit drops, click here.
