Articles from The Growing Guide

How to Care for Citrus Trees in Containers & Successfully Grow Citrus Indoors Imagine filling your home with the vibrant scent of citrus blossoms, while enjoying fresh fruit all year long—even if you live outside the ideal growing zones for citrus! Growing citrus in containers makes this possible, allowing you to bring the beauty and flavor of citrus into any climate. With optimal care, citrus trees can bloom and bear fruit multiple times a year, adding both color, fragrance and flavor to your living space.

When Grapes Are Ready to Harvest: A Guide to Determining Ripeness Harvesting grapes at the right time is crucial for achieving optimal flavor, sugar content, and overall quality. Grapes can be used for fresh eating, winemaking, or cooking, and each purpose may have slightly different ripeness criteria. Here’s a comprehensive guide on when grapes are ready to be harvested.

Summer Pruning for Everbearing Berry Plants: A Guide Pruning is an essential practice for maintaining healthy and productive everbearing berry plants, such as raspberries and strawberries. Summer pruning, in particular, helps to manage plant growth, encourages more fruit production, and improves air circulation, which reduces the risk of disease. Here's how to properly prune your everbearing berry plants during the summer months.

Summer Black Berry Pruning Pruning blackberries in the summer is an essential task for maintaining healthy, productive plants. Summer pruning helps manage the growth of the canes, encourages better fruit production, and reduces disease. Here’s a comprehensive guide on why, when, and how to prune blackberries in the summer.

How to Make a Kitchen Herb Planter Creating a kitchen herb planter with rosemary, basil, and mint is a fantastic way to have fresh herbs at your fingertips for culinary use. This setup is ideal for those with limited outdoor space or anyone looking to enhance their cooking with homegrown flavors. Here’s a comprehensive guide to setting up and maintaining a thriving kitchen herb planter.

Growing Figs in Cold Climates Planting fig trees in cold climates requires careful consideration and strategic planning to ensure their survival and successful growth. While fig trees are typically associated with warmer climates, it is possible to cultivate them in regions with colder winters by selecting appropriate varieties and providing adequate protection.

Eco-Friendly Garden: Cardboard Box Weed Control Every item shipped from Stark Brothers comes in a sturdy cardboard box to protect your plants in the shipping process. Instead of tossing the shipping box in the trash, put it to good use as an eco-friendly weed control barrier.

How to Prune a Young Pear Tree Pruning a young pear tree is essential for establishing a strong framework and promoting healthy growth - follow our step-by-step video guide for proper pear tree pruning.

7-Gallon Fruit Trees - Delivered to You! Introducing Stark Brothers' latest addition – the Ultra Supreme XL 7 Gallon potted trees. These impressive trees are shipped at 4-5 feet tall. Compared to the Supreme XL trees, our Ultra Supreme XL 7 Gallon pots nurture an even more robust root system.

Thriving in the High Desert: A Guide to Growing Fruit Unlock the secrets to cultivating a lush fruit garden in the high desert. Learn how to thrive amidst arid climates, rugged terrains, and extreme temperatures with our expert gardening tips. Discover resilient fruit varieties suited for the unique challenges of high desert gardening.