Martin specifically recommends the dwarf fig Ficus carica ‘Fignomenal’ as her top pick for growing in pots. This pint-sized ...
Yes, you can grow fresh fruit on your balcony.
Potted fruit trees are more expensive, but you do not need to plant them immediately. Bare-root fruit trees are cheaper, but they need to be planted promptly and watered regularly. You often have more ...
This container plant provides beauty and fruit.
Maybe you know your watering, pruning, and fertilizing well enough to get your fruit trees and bushes to produce something edible out of a pot. Maybe the bugs won’t infest, and the deer won’t eat ...
Martha Stewart and Byron Martin with the Ponderosa Lemon Tree at Logee's Greenhouse in Danielson, Connecticut. Edible Houseplants, by Laurelynn Martin and Byron Martin, gives advice on how to grow ...
Cold and snowy winters agree with me just fine. Still, as a northern gardener, my mouth waters and my hands itch to be able to pluck ripe citrus from a home-grown tree in winter. It can be done; just ...
Dear Neil: Is it possible to get a Mandarin orange and a lime tree to bear fruit if I have them in patio pots indoors during the winter and outside in the summer? They are about 5 feet tall. The ...
It's planting season for fruit trees, which means exactly squat to most San Franciscans. Typically, trees for sale this time of year --like cherries, peaches and apricots -- require nice, hot summers ...
With people in Goa increasingly opting to live in apartments which have little to no open space for planting trees, the novelty of potted fruit trees comes as a welcome relief. Much along the concept ...
It's not too early to get started nurturing some new trees. In fact, one fruit species does spectacularly when propagated ...
If you want to plant fruit trees in your garden or orchard, but aren’t sure whether to purchase bare-root or potted trees, you’re not alone. Deciding on the right type of tree for your space will ...