Easy to grow, quick to bear and naturally resistant to disease, supernutritious berries are the best fruits to grow organically. Plus, they rarely lose their newly fertilized flowers to late spring ...
Some berries and currants are expensive to buy or difficult to find in shops, so plant your own bushes now for punnets of sun-ripened fruit that will be ready for picking in a few months' time.
My husband and I often test berries from native plants that we know are safe, especially after seeing birds and other wildlife eat them. Some of the past grazings have included native currant berries ...
My favorite berries are blueberries (wild Alaska ones, of course) and raspberries, but I also have a special place in my heart for currants. Like many Americans, currants aren’t a mainstay. I first ...
YOU see them for a few summer weeks in farmers market stands, baskets of fresh currants in gorgeous garnet clusters. Then they’re gone, before most of us figure out what to do with them. Luckily, some ...
Berry plants are perfect for container gardening, allowing you to enjoy fresh fruit at home while using space efficiently. Container gardening also makes it easy to reposition plants to ensure they ...
The Coons — Jerry, 50, and Julia, 43 — run Coon’s Berry Farm, out in rural Coleman, about two hours north of Detroit. The couple has been married 10 years, but has only been growing gooseberries, ...
Blueberries, which ripen in late July to August, are attractive plants that yield delicious results. CRAIG KOHLRUSS Fresno Bee via Tribune News Service What could be more enjoyable than eating ...