Fall Gardening

It's Time for Homemade Apple Butter As your apple crop ripens in fall, be sure this homemade apple butter recipe is on your cooking list. Made in your slow-cooker, it's sure to please.

How to Tell When Peaches Are Ready to Harvest There is nothing quite like a freshly picked peach from your own peach tree. Learn how to tell when peaches are ripe and harvest the true taste of summer.

Fruit Tree Care: Using Tree Limb Spreaders When it comes to the structural form of your fruit trees, they may need a gentle push in the right direction. Get the job done with tree limb spreaders.

Plan Ahead for Rainy Weather Avoid water damage to your fruit trees and plan ahead for rainy weather. Choose your planting site carefully. A well-drained site is your best defense.

Caramel Apples: Perfect Seasonal Snacks for Fall This fall, take a moment to enjoy all the work you’re doing by turning your apple harvest into delicious, seasonal snacks — caramel apples!

A Taste of Fall: Homemade Pickled Crabapples Enjoy a tasty and traditional crabapple recipe for the fall season: pickled crabapples. Recipe from Granny Smith's Apple Cookbook by Olwen Woodier.

How to Tell When Pears Are Ready to Harvest Pears are ready to harvest before they’re ripe. Learn when to harvest pears and how to ripen them off the tree.

How to Dig a Perfect Planting Hole Growing an exceptional tree starts with the simplest thing: a planting hole. Dig a great hole, grow a great tree! Bonus demonstration video included.

Fruit Tree Sizes Do you want to grow your own, but find fruit tree sizes a bit confusing? We're here to help clear up some of the fruit tree sizing lingo.

Fall Planting Tips For zones 5-10, fruit trees thrive from fall planting. It gives the trees plenty of time to settle their roots before the massive growth seen in spring.