… The Red Rome apple is tart with firm flesh and is highly recommended for cooking, both sauce and in pies. This … and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be required for the trees to thrive and … tree for the home garden that is smaller than its commercial counterpart. Apple trees produce best fruiting when they are between 10 and 30 years of age. …
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          … The State Fair apple features juicy, tart flesh. It is recommended for eating fresh or for cooking, but is not considered a good keeper. This … and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be required for the trees to thrive and … tree for the home garden that is smaller than its commercial counterpart. Apple trees produce best fruiting when they are between 10 and 30 years of age. …
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          … Europe or western Asia. It produces small white flowers, followed by almost black fruits. It is best suited for a naturalized setting at woodland's edge. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
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          … small, white baby’s breath-like flowers from summer through fall that the plants often tilt to one side. Too much fertilizer encourages the plant to become even more top heavy. As with its … are small, golden structures in the middle of the white bracts. Flowering spurge performs best in soils with low fertility in full sun. A whole host of native insects in the wasp, bee, … quail, and mourning dove enjoy the ripe seeds. Like other members of this genus, the sap is a milky white color and contains a number of chemicals that rabbits and deer avoid. …
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          … Garden To-Do List Harvest vegetables Test your soil Start a compost pile Think spring bulbs Plant a tree … Lawn tasks, including seeding and fertilizing, can begin in earnest. September also is a good month to plant many varieties of trees and shrubs. Garden To-Do List Continue to … amend it properly to provide the nutrients it needs. Collect soil samples on a dry day. It’s best to test turf soil and garden soil separately. Refrain from adding synthetic fertilizers or …
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          … however. Illinois rose is larger than most wild roses of the prairies—often growing up to 8 feet tall, while others rarely grow more than 4 feet tall and usually less. When growing in … Upon landing on a receptive stigma, they will not germinate and fertilize the flower. The best way to tell female plants from male plants is in the fall when the female plants produce the …
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          … Carya illinoinensis , also known as pecan, is a large, deciduous, lowland tree, the largest of the hickories. It typically grows 75 to 100 feet tall (infrequently to 150 feet) with a large, rounded, spreading crown and trunks … catkins (to 4 inches long), and the female flowers in short spikes. Female flowers give way to sweet, edible nuts. Each nut is encased in a thin husk, which splits open in four sections …
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          … Pinkish-red flowers in spring are followed by red fruit in the fall. Good disease resistance is reported. p> The difference between apples and crabapples is the size of the fruit. If the … and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be required for the trees to thrive and … tree for the home garden that is smaller than its commercial counterpart. Apple trees produce best fruiting when they are between 10 and 30 years of age. …
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          … developed by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station for its disease resistance. It is a late ripening apple recommended for eating fresh. The difference between apples and … and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be required for the trees to thrive and … tree for the home garden that is smaller than its commercial counterpart. Apple trees produce best fruiting when they are between 10 and 30 years of age. …
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          … STARK ROYAL GALA® apple is a compact tree that produces a sweet and tart fruit considered good for eating fresh or in … and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be required for the trees to thrive and … tree for the home garden that is smaller than its commercial counterpart. Apple trees produce best fruiting when they are between 10 and 30 years of age. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant