There’s something quietly satisfying about reaching up and pulling ripe fruit straight from a tree in your own backyard. One ...

Protecting young fruit trees from extreme heat ensures they grow strong and produce healthy, delicious fruit. Keep your trees cool and hydrated by misting, applying mulch, and watering deeply during ...

The permaculture practice of 'fruit tree guilds' involves specific plantings to support an optimized food yield. A fruit tree guild is a group of plants carefully selected to work in support of a ...

Grafting is a technique used to facilitate new plant growth. It involves attaching part of a plant or tree, called a scion, onto to another branch, called a rootstock. Grafting fruit trees has been in ...

We've gathered a list of the best companion plants to grow under fruit trees. These herbs and flowers shade the soil, conserve moisture, attract pollinators, and repel pests.

Ort Family Farm, run by Roger, Maria, and Tanner Ort, specializes in a wide variety of fruit trees, berries, and plants.

People generally believe that it is necessary to have a big backyard or orchard to grow fruit trees. However, some fruit trees can be cultivated in pots and still bear lots of fruit, provided there is ...