Improvements to land Plants Currently Alive with Comments Name Location Cold Tolerance. pH Plant Date Notes Amaryllis, “Apple Blossom” Several ’15 From a student’s family, won at a dinner. Flowers in May. I guess my friend was right was right April Showers do bring May flowers. Apple, Dorsett […]
Fruit Trees
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Tamarind is a traditional food in many countries, but I myself had never paid much attention to them. These trees are amazing trees in that they are both fast growing and highly wind resistant. Usually fast growing trees have weak wood which breaks easily. Pros of Tamarind Trees Fruit can be left […]
The Barbados Cherry Tree is one of the best producers and a fast grower with or without fertilizer and water input. Barbados Cherry Vitamin C Content According to Vitamin C in Barbados cherry Malpighia glabra L. pulp submitted to processing and to different forms of storage, each 100 grams of cherry […]
Protecting your trees in a frost (continued) How to protect trees & fruit in a freeze, Page 1 Hay Many trees will resprout in the spring if you protect at minimum the trunk of the tree from freezing. You simply pile hay around the trunk as high as you want […]
All across the internet there are different ideas and opinions about ways to protect trees from a freeze. I’ve listed out every method I know and the pros/cons of each, including, blankets, sprinklers, buckets of water, incandescent or Christmas lights, drip lines, propane, hay, fertilization, tree canopies, etc. Protect Trees […]
I live in an area that sometimes gets a freeze, but in the last 3 winters I have only had to protect my plants on two overnight occasions. (Thanks global warming? eek, what a thought) These are my personal notes for the plants I own and my own guide organized […]
Turning your lawn into something that can provide food for your family, forage and habitat for wildlife, and maybe even a potential income source is easier than you think. Through mostly an investment of time and a little money for plants (You could always start with cheaper cuttings, seeds, or […]