Today's Tip: Dormant fruit trees & berry plants that arrive before you are ready to plant can be heeled-in in a shady spot.
Are you wondering when to prune your fruit trees? Are bugs bugging your berry patch? Do you need hands-on advice to create a fruitful berry garden and home orchard? It’s at your finger tips right here - Stella Otto, horticulturist, teacher, and award winning author shares her years of experience and answers your questions while guiding you on the path to many fruitful harvests!
April 14, 2014
The Good We have spring! Really, truly; the snow is largely melted, the rest will go fast. The days have warmed and buds will soon begin to swell. .….…Or at least that’s how it was Friday when I started this post. Today, Monday, we had rain and now, snow; enough snow to turn the pasture outside […]
April 7, 2014
As promised last post, here is a sketch of a model fruit garden that I saw during a workshop last summer at the Berkshire Botanical Garden. This compact garden could be used or modified slightly to fit even the smallest suburban lot. I’ve embellished the original design with a few additional ideas of my own. […]
March 31, 2014
Although many of us are still buried under several feet of snow or taking refuge from single digit temperatures, it is officially spring. I’m itching for the planting and growing season to begin and I bet you are too! Whether you are waiting out the extended winter or lucky enough to have spring weather, it […]
Stella Otto has a B.S. in Horticulture, fruit production specialization, from Michigan State University. She resides in northern Michigan’s Leelanau county, Cherry Capital of the world. She gardens together with her husband, son, and daughter. Their 2 horses contribute copiously to the compost pile, while their 3 cats handle some pest control patrol.
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