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When it's time to prune your strawberry patch, there are several options to consider for cutting back your strawberry plants. Andrew at the Howard Homestead utilized a push mower and bagger to prune his strawberry patch of 400 plants in less than 30 minutes!

Planting in Summer – Tips for Success

Garden in Summer

Planting is not limited to the Spring! With a watchful eye, you can continue to fill out your garden with lush perennial plants and trees throughout the Summer and into Fall!

Quick Tip to Make Your Cherry Harvest Last Longer

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Here's a little quick tip on how to make your cherry harvest last longer!

How to Control Armored Scale Insects

How to control scale insects

Damage from armored scale insects can result in leaf drop or branch dieback, luckily these pests can be prevented and controlled.

Protecting Fruit Trees From Frost Damage

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Freezing temperatures can damage the flowers on the tree and any potential fruit production from those blooms could be lost. How much your harvest will suffer depends on how low temps get and for how long. It also depends on the stage of development.

Here to Help You Grow-Award-Winning Customer Service Team

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At Stark Bro's, we are proud of our award-winning customer service department! This team is always working hard to make sure our #1 company value is met - customer satisfaction above all. From handling growing questions to helping fix orders, these team members are such a valuable part of Stark Bro's family!

Spraying Fruit Trees with Dormant Oil and Liquid Copper for Overwintering Insects & Disease - When and How

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Are you overwhelmed with the thought of spraying your fruit trees for pests and diseases? Let us help! Once you understand why and how to spray your fruit trees, this will become an easy routine every dormant season.

Top 5 Fruits to Add to Your Landscape

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Have you thought about adding berry plants or fruit trees to your landscape? This is referred to by many as foodscaping. Taking your traditional landscape and turning it into a food-producing growing space is an idea taking gardeners by storm.

Keeping Deer Off Your Fruit Trees

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There are several ways to consider protecting your young trees from deer. In this video, Andrew explains a simple yet effective DIY deer cage he built on his homestead to protect his young orchard.

Bud Grafting Fruit Trees

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Why can't you plant a fruit seed and grow an identical tree? It has to do with genetics. The male and female genetics combine to make something new, just like humans. By planting the seed, you won't grow an exact replica - and that's exactly why we bud and graft. We are, essentially, "cloning" the parent tree.

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