Archive for the ‘Growing Fruits and Berries’ Category
‘In Ground’ Planters
June 2nd, 2008 | 
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You can see here that my heirloom bell peppers that were planted in one gallon containers have clearly outgrown them. It’s actually quite amazing that they reached this current height of 2′ and were quite productive in such a small pot. However, the pots were transpiring too much water and the roots had pushed to the edge of the pots. Read the rest of this entry »
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A ‘Spring Tour’ of My Fruit Trees
I just wanted to post a few photos of the new growth, blossoms, and fruit as spring gets into full swing. To the left is one of my fig trees that is about 6 years old and is starting to leaf out nicely. It is a Brown Turkey and as you can see is quite large. Read the rest of this entry »
Deterring those pesky climbing critters!
I happen to live where there are plenty of squirrels, opossums, and raccoons, such that trying to grow fruit or nut trees becomes quite a challenge! For example, I tried to grow persimmons but before they could even begin to ripen the raccoons climbed the young trees and literally many of the limbs in search for food. Read the rest of this entry »
