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Cedar Apple Rust - Identification & Control

Cedar Apple Rust - Identification & Control Cedar Apple Rust becomes a serious threat anytime when apples and Eastern red cedar coexist. Take precautions and treat your trees to further prevent the spread before your harvest suffers!

Growing Triploid Apple Trees

Growing Triploid Apple Trees Most apple trees are diploids, meaning they have 2 sets of chromosomes. Some are triploids – with 3 sets. See what that means for fruit production.

Fruit Tree Care: Organic Disease Control

Fruit Tree Care: Organic Disease Control It is possible to have a successful organic fruit tree orchard. Read about some of the most common fungal issues and how to practice organic disease control.

Growing Organic Fruit Trees

Growing Organic Fruit Trees The easiest way to avoid tree-health issues when growing organic fruit trees is prevention, and an ideal planting site is the best place to start.

Caramel Apples: Perfect Seasonal Snacks for Fall

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!

Thriving in the High Desert: A Guide to Growing Fruit

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.

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.

The Best Fruit-Tree Varieties for Organic Growing

The Best Fruit-Tree Varieties for Organic Growing Raising your fruit trees without the aid of man-made chemicals can be a challenge, so why not make it an easier and more successful endeavor by choosing disease-resistant organic trees at the outset?

Growing More “Perfect” Organic Fruit

Growing More “Perfect” Organic Fruit In the absence of chemical sprays, dusts and synthetically manufactured growth-boosting fertilizers, organic fruit growers have learned to live with a few blemishes. It’s a small price to pay, knowing the fruit they grow is pure and natural. But did you know that you can grow more “perfect” organic fruit? Here are our best tips for the handsomest fruit on the block, without chemical sprays.

Permaculture

Permaculture The word “permaculture” has taken on meanings that include the practical, the ethical and even the magical — but according to the Australian “father of permaculture,” Bill Mollison, it is essentially:

What to Do About Brown Rot

What to Do About Brown Rot Brown rot is a fungal disease that commonly affects stone fruit trees like peaches and cherries. Learn how to control brown rot in your fruit garden.

Which Fruits are Best for Pie?

Which Fruits are Best for Pie? With so many choices, how do you choose the best fruits for pies? Fortunately, it’s difficult to go wrong when making pie from your fruit harvest.

Understanding Fire Blight

Understanding Fire Blight What is fire blight? Fire blight is a contagious, systemic, bacterial disease and is prevalent on apple and pear trees during cool, wet springs.