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Growing Stone Fruit from Seed

A great question came in this week:

“A friend gave me 2 peach trees from the peaches that had fallen from
his trees. Will the trees produce the same peaches as the parent trees?”

The answer is yes, your peach tree will most likely produce fruit like its parent.  While apples tend to not reproduce well from seed, stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, apricots) tend to carry forth the traits of its parent.  I tore out an article from a magazine last year that explains how to start stone fruit trees from seed.  It’s an excellent read by Lee Reich …

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Planting a Nectarine Tree

Planting a Nectarine Tree

For those who have been tracking our landscaping project, you might recall there are 5 spaces for fruit trees in the front yard, and only 4 trees.  On Christmas Eve, the final addition arrived via FedEx (upside-down, despite the multiple appearances of “up” arrows all over the box, thank you very much).  Our Fantasia semi-dwarf nectarine arrived virtually safe and sound, with only a couple of broken branches.  Admittedly, I had never planted a bare root fruit tree before. I’ve killed a couple bare root roses in the past, so …

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Lots of Flowers, but No Fruit

Lots of Flowers, but No Fruit

A frustrated gardenerd wrote in recently:

“Having a little gardening crisis – I planted a second round of zucchini and cucumbers in September. They are large now and have produced many flowers, but no fruit! Other things I planted at the same time are doing well. Beans and peas aplenty. I know pollination is an issue, since what few bees there are right now are OBSESSED with the eucalyptus tree on the other side of the house, not my garden – but I’ve added some sweet alyssum pots to the garden area, and even poked at the flowers with …

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Feeding Fruit and Flowers

A  question recently came through Ask Gardenerd:

“Is this the time[February/March] to fertilize – Roses, fruit trees (apple & orange) bushes, etc? Last year our roses didn’t produce much.  Right now our flowering shrubs look yellow and the
overall look of things looks spindly and not healthy. Help!”

In many parts of the country, fruit trees haven’t started to show buds yet.  I don’t know about you, but my fruit trees are all either in full bloom or already have buds fattening on
the branches.  So if you live in zone 10, yes, fertilize your fruit trees now.  (I worked some into …

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YouTube: Gardenerd HQ December Tour

YouTube: Gardenerd HQ December Tour

It’s time for a quick December Tour of Gardenerd HQ. Christy takes you on a walk-through of what’s working in December and what’s not. We’ll share progress on our raised beds, fruit trees, and

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YouTube: December To-Do List

YouTube: December To-Do List

This new video links to other great videos (like how to clean your tools, how to plant bare root fruit trees, and more). Christy also makes 2 big announcements about what’s coming in early 2022 at Gardenerd. You won’t want to miss it.

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YouTube: Field Trip to The Little Farm

YouTube: Field Trip to The Little Farm

Back in 2014, we took a field trip to The Little Farm, a 2 acre private residence in the Valley in Southern California. Clive Segil is a rare fruit grower, and he transformed his sloped parcel into a jam packed, productive jungle with a menagerie of livestock and fruit trees. In our latest YouTube video, we return to see what has changed since we were there last.

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YouTube: Chill Hours – What Are They?

YouTube: Chill Hours – What Are They?

Our latest YouTube video explains chill hours – what are they and why do you need them? Christy shares the basics to make it easier to choose the right fruit trees and berries for your garden. Pick the right tree with the right chill hours, and you’ll actually get fruit!

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