by John Johnson | Jul 3, 2023 | conventional gardening, fruit trees, organic gardening
Watering Fruit Trees in a Food Forest Watering fruit trees in a food forest requires a little planning when building a backyard orchard. Applying water to a couple of trees with a single hose is simple. Once you have a dozen or more trees and countless berry bushes...
by John Johnson | Oct 8, 2021 | Building Garden Beds, fruit trees, Mulch
How to get a delivery of wood chips? Learning how to get a delivery of wood chips is a good skill for urban homesteaders building a food forest. There are many ways to get a load of chips delivered to your house. The easiest method if available in your area is...
by John Johnson | Aug 9, 2021 | fruit trees, Propagation
Propagating Fruit Trees / Shrubs from Cuttings Propagating fruit trees and shrubs from cuttings is an important urban homesteading skill. If you want free plants or low-cost plants, learning to propagate your own plants is critical. In general, most berries and...
by John Johnson | Jul 29, 2021 | Food Forest, fruit trees, Videos
I tried a couple of different grafts of European pears to the quince trees in the backyard food forest and had limited success. This graft took though and I think will work out well even though it is a little ugly, the branch is growing well. I am going to try and...
by John Johnson | Jun 16, 2021 | Building Garden Beds, Compost, fruit trees, Gardening, Mulch, organic gardening
Compost for Backyard Gardeners Compost is the most important amendment to an organic garden. Urban homesteaders can make their own compost or buy it by the yard. While buying may be a necessity at the start of building new garden beds. Over time it is wise to...
by John Johnson | Jun 7, 2021 | fruit trees
Planting Fruit Trees for a Backyard Orchard Planting fruit trees for an urban homestead orchard is rewarding. A fruit tree takes several years to begin bearing fruit. However, once established it provides an abundance of delicious food year after year. As a result,...
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