Use an apricot from your farmer’s market haul.

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

There may be a lot of snow on the ground, but spring is still on its way, and the gardeners are itching to make plans for this year’s growing season. If you are one of these gardeners, and if you find ...

Fruit enthusiast Al Precht of Canby successfully challenged himself to grow and graft apricots. Meet Al Precht of Canby, Minnesota, a fruit enthusiast who successfully challenged himself to grow and ...

CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and now’s the ...

There's something wildly satisfying about turning trash into something alive. Not just alive, but lush, leafy, and eventually loaded with fruit. That wrinkled avocado pit or forgotten lemon seed ...

Maybe you know your watering, pruning, and fertilizing well enough to get your fruit trees and bushes to produce something edible out of a pot. Maybe the bugs won’t infest, and the deer won’t eat ...

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...