How to Grow a Fig Tree at Home for Endless Fresh Fruit—Indoors or Outside

Growing a potted fig tree is a rewarding process, and can be done year-round with the right conditions. Place the container ...

How to Prune an Apple Tree So It Produces Fruit for Years to Come

Prune apple trees in late winter or early spring to prevent disease and help healing. Limit pruning to 25 percent of the tree ...
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6 Things That Can Go Seriously Wrong If You Skip Winter Tree Pruning, According to Experts

Key Takeaways Failing to prune trees can lead to structural weakness in limbs and the overall stability of the tree.Weak or too-large trees can cause thousands in damage, threaten injury, and cause ...

Eating from the forest: Food forest movement reaps harvest across Maryland landscape

Lincoln Smith's 10-acre food forest is next to a gas station and a church off a highway in Bowie, a reclaimed cornfield that ...
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Your 15-minute October cut for fruit trees: 3 smart checks, 5 precise cuts – are you doing it?

Shorter days and cooling nights change your orchard’s rhythm, and a quiet October habit begins to shape next spring’s rewards. Professionals slip out with ...
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10 Plants To Avoid Pruning In November (And The Better Time To Do It)

Many plants are best left alone in November as they go dormant for the winter. As these ten are especially prone to damage, ...

In the November garden, create a base plan to help you dive into peak planting season

Here are the questions to help you settle on what you like, what fits your lifestyle and what issues you hope to resolve — and 6 common mistakes to avoid ...
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Ten days, one £2 bottle and a pencil-thick twig: could your garden grow a fig tree this fast?

Across Britain, gardeners swap whispers about a chilly-season trick that brings wood to life without heaters or greenhouses.