POP TIPS: December Orchard Care Tasks
The busy orchard season has finally come to a close and many orchard plants have already gone dormant for the winter. That said, there are… Read More
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POP TIPS: November Orchard Care
Fall is an important time for orchard care and there are a number of best practices in November that can help ensure a better harvest next… Read More
POP TIPS: October Orchard Care Tasks
Fall weather is here! October is our last big month of orchard harvests, with late apples, pears, persimmons, chestnuts, kiwiberries, and more. And still a few… Read More
How to Grow Blueberries in the Home Orchard.
THE LEGACY A lot of blueberry history is steeped in South Jersey, which continues to be the blueberry highbush production capital today. In 1910, Elizabeth… Read More
Add Dogwood Fruit to Your Forage List this Year
It’s never the wrong time to step back and consider the multitude of common and uncommon fruits that grow almost without effort in our Mediterranean… Read More
Spotlight on Goumi Berry: Nitrogen Fixer Extraordinaire
Plant Facts Cherry Silverberry, Cherry Elaeagnus, Cibie, Longpipe Bush, Daio-Gumi…a plant of many names, but uncommonly known in North America, the prolific Goumi Berry (Elaeagnus… Read More
Recipe: Cold Brew Chicory Coffee
NOTE: Please read our full disclaimer at the end of this article before harvesting or consuming wild-harvested or foraged chicory. Having grown up in the… Read More
Spotlight on Ginkgo: Pretty, Edible & Historic
The living fossil Ginkgo biloba tree is in the spotlight this time of year. Its display of yellow leaves is often most noticed with a… Read More
Japanese Knotweed: Edible, Medicinal, Invasive!
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica, Fallopia japonica or Polygonum cuspidatum) was originally introduced to the United States as an ornamental plant in the late 1800s and… Read More