Posts Tagged What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden?

“Plump, glossy cherries may be nearly black, dark red, red, yellow with a red blush, or yellow. Flavor varies by cultivar. Usually not very tart, sweet cherries are generally eaten fresh off the tree.” Excerpted from “What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden?” by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth. Timber Press, December, 2013. Click here to pre-order your copy of the book.

“Everybody should have a few blueberry bushes. They’re easy to grow, loaded with healthful antioxidants, and homegrown organic blueberries taste way better than store-bought ones. And besides, they’re native American plants and they belong in your garden.” Excerpted from “What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden?” by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth. Timber Press, December, 2013. Click here to pre-order your copy of the book.

“It can take an orange tree up to 10 months or more from flower to mature fruit. Most orange cultivars will have harvestable fruit by late autumn or winter but some won’t mature till spring. The fruit hangs on the tree for weeks, or even months, in good condition. You can harvest fruit from your trees for as long as 10 months of the year

“The apple tree has been cherished by humans for untold millennia and we have carried this tree with us to every corner of the globe. As a result there are approximately 7,500 different named cultivars of this beloved fruit tree. An ancient hybrid, the domestic apple originated by natural cross-pollination between Malus sieversii, M. sylvestris, and other wild apple species in Asia Minor. With genes

“Varieties of the red raspberry, Rubus idaeus, have berries that range in color from red to orange or yellow. The black raspberry is a different species, Rubus occidentalis, with deep black berries and a distinctive flavor profile. Purple raspberries are hybrids between the red and the black.” Excerpted from “What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden?” by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth. Timber Press, December, 2013.