Raising Fruit Crops Successfully

All too often I get calls from folks who are having difficulty with fruit crops they've planted. All too often, the cause can be traced back to errors in variety selection, plant placement, spacing, soil preparation, etc. These are errors that can be easily avoided by following recommendations from NCSU horticultural experts. Fortunately, much of their recommendations are available through on-line publications. For convenience, I've linked them all here:

Bluebberies - http://content.ces.ncsu.edu/growing-blueberries-in-the-home-garden.pdf

Strawberries - http://content.ces.ncsu.edu/strawberries-in-the-home-garden.pdf

Blackberries - http://content.ces.ncsu.edu/blackberries-for-the-home-garden.pdf

Bunch grapes - http://content.ces.ncsu.edu/bunch-grapes-in-the-home-garden.pdf

Muscadine grapes - http://content.ces.ncsu.edu/muscadine-grapes-in-the-home-garden/

Tree fruit (apples, peaches, pears, etc.) - http://content.ces.ncsu.edu/producing-tree-fruit-for-home-use/

Disease & insect management for tree fruit - http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantpath/extension/clinic/fact_sheets/index.php?do=disease&id=7

Training & pruning fruit trees - http://content.ces.ncsu.edu/training-and-pruning-fruit-trees-in-north-carolina.pdf

Feel free to contact me for more information on any of these subjects.

Planting for the Birds

by Edna 'Ladybug' Gaston

Ah, ‘tis the season to dream!  Gardening catalogs galore are magically appearing in my mailbox. So build a nice fire, grab a cup of hot chocolate and let’s plan our gardens.