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Blackberry Ricotta Cake Recipe

Blackberry Ricotta Cake Recipe Our Fabulous Fruits cookbook has a recipe for just about everything… from beverages and appetizers, to savory mains, but the true test of a good cookbook is the ease at which the home cook can follow and execute in their own kitchens.

Which Blackberry Plants to Trellis

Which Blackberry Plants to Trellis Trellising is needed for semi-erect and trailing blackberry plants, but don’t worry about finding the "perfect" trellis design. Get creative!

Summer Black Berry Pruning

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 Get Rid of the Rednecked Cane Borer

How To Get Rid of the Rednecked Cane Borer The rednecked cane borer is a destructive pest that attacks various types of plants, including blackberry, raspberry, and blueberry plants. It is a type of beetle that lays its eggs in the stems of these plants, and the larvae bore into the stems, causing extensive damage.

Suburban Backyard Garden Tour

Suburban Backyard Garden Tour Many gardeners may feel limited and intimidated by their space. Whether you're working with a blank canvas or wanting to add to the existing structures in your yard, there are a lot of factors to consider. We've found that simply observing what others do is a helpful starting point!

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.

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.

Grow the Rainbow: Varieties with Extraordinary Color

Grow the Rainbow: Varieties with Extraordinary Color Sometimes it’s just more fun to grow something most of your friends and family have never seen before. A yellow raspberry, a pink blueberry... keep everyone guessing with these specially bred varieties.

The Best Berries for Baking

The Best Berries for Baking Which berries are best for baking? Here we share some of the berries that you can grow, mix and match to bake the best homemade berry pies.

Stark Bro's Recipe Contest Winners

Stark Bro's Recipe Contest Winners Grow it, make it, share it. From savory to sweet – including ingredients you can grow from Stark Bro's plants & trees – here are our recipe contest winners.

Planting at Missouri Governor's Mansion

Planting at Missouri Governor's Mansion On a cool day in mid-May, Stark Bro’s delivered and planted several fruit trees and blackberry plants to the Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City, Missouri.

How to Plant Blackberries

How to Plant Blackberries Blackberry plants are a rewarding way to turn your yard into an edible landscape. Learn how easy it is to plant blackberries and what you need for success.

Preserving Blackberries in Alcohol

Preserving Blackberries in Alcohol Preserving blackberries in alcohol for an edible cocktail high in antioxidants. Make your own bachelor jam and serve a 'Sassy Russian' at your next party.

Handcrafted Berry Liqueur Recipe

Handcrafted Berry Liqueur Recipe Take advantage of this handcrafted berry liqueur recipe, make your own berry liqueur, and you won't have to pay the high-end prices of store bought.

Berry Plants: How Many Years Until Fruit?

Berry Plants: How Many Years Until Fruit? Growing your own berry plants is a rewarding endeavor. Find out how many years it takes to yield your first berry harvest. It may be sooner than you think.

Weeding Out Common Growing Myths

Weeding Out Common Growing Myths When learning about growing your own, there are many sources of good information, but also many myths. Let's nip some common growing myths in the bud.

The Importance of Roots

The Importance of Roots Healthy roots are necessary for success. Learn about the importance of roots before and after planting and how to keep things in good balance.

Grow Your Own Loganberry Plants

Grow Your Own Loganberry Plants Loganberry plants grow like a blackberry, have leaves like a raspberry, and the fruit tastes like a cross of the two. Learn more about loganberries!