Getting to Know Your Food Source
Getting to Know Your Food Source
Following the year 2020, our country continues to face extraordinary challenges. Many of us are turning to backyard food production to both save money and feel secure about our food supply. Stark Bro’s has always taken our mission to educate and support the home grower seriously, and we’re still here for you today.
Save Money by Growing Your Own Food
Save Money by Growing Your Own Food
For various reasons, gardening is a wonderful way to save money. Whether the motivation is to make it through tight economic times or to live a more minimalist lifestyle, growing more of your own food reduces grocery expenses. This is especially true when considering the higher cost of organic produce.
How to Plant Bare-Root Plants
How to Plant Bare-Root Plants
By definition, bare-root plants are not grown in a pot and will not have any soil around their roots – hence the name "bare root". Our bare-root plants are shipped dormant, which helps them to transplant well and experience less transpiration (water loss) immediately after planting.
How to Plant Potted Plants
How to Plant Potted Plants
Potted plants are greenhouse-grown and more tender than their bare-root counterparts. When your plant arrives, very carefully remove it from the packaging. It should arrive moist but will need a drink when it arrives at your home. Be sure the soil is completely moist.
How to Build a Permaculture Fruit Tree Guild
How to Build a Permaculture Fruit Tree Guild
Maximize your growing space and create a thriving edible oasis with a fruit tree guild!
Adding Fruit to Your Homestead
Adding Fruit to Your Homestead
For over 200 years, Stark Bro's Nursery has been helping homesteaders across America live more self-sufficient lifestyles. As the oldest continually operating nursery in the country, we've curated a time-tested collection of over 300 unique varieties of fruit trees, nut trees and berry plants.
Planning a Fall Garden
Planning a Fall Garden
You may still be reaping the benefits of your summer harvest and have not yet thought about what to plant next. Cooler weather is around the corner and it is time to start planning your fall garden!
Small Space Growing
Small Space Growing
Maximize your growing space and your harvest!
Not all of us have acres of land to work with but that doesn’t mean you can't have a plentiful harvest right out of your backyard. With proper planning you can create your own edible oasis - whether a patio filled with pots and containers or a modest backyard that you can line with fruit trees and bushes.
Victory Gardens
Victory Gardens
It’s no secret that Stark Bro’s has a rich history in the gardening community. As the oldest continually operating nursery in the country, we’ve spent two centuries helping families cultivate their legacies in the garden. Our commitment to your success runs even deeper than just providing you with healthy, thriving plants… we’re also committed to the rising movement in our country to get back to the garden.
Best Fruits for Partial Shade
Best Fruits for Partial Shade
Let’s face it, as much as we might all desire several acres of blazing sunlight to grow everything under the full face of the sun, many of us live in suburban or urban environments that present a challenge when we want to grow our own food.
