Have you been thinking of adding a fruit tree or two, some roses, or other productive plants to your garden? This is the perfect time for plants that are sold in “bare root” form. Most deciduous fruit ...

Growing table grapes around your home is a bit of a challenge. However, they can add to the décor, and when you taste those grapes as they become ripe, the result is worth the effort. Some of the ...

Besides putting up all those holiday decorations and doing that frenzied shopping, carve out some time to plant a few bare root edibles. They will bring you tasty gifts for many years to come. Bare ...

It is finally time to get the new gardening season started. Spring will be here before we know it and it’s good to be ahead of the game instead of playing catch-up for the rest of the year. While ...

January might be the time to dream about what vegetables and flowers will fill your garden this summer, but now is the time to actually plant the fruit trees. Bare-root fruit trees and brambles, ...

“The juice of the grape is the liquid quintessence of concentrated sunbeams,” Englishman Thomas Love Peacock wrote 200 years ago. He was onto something. Grapes are wonderful for eating, juicing and ...

[mf_list_sidebar layout=”basic” bordertop=”yes” title=”Cold-Hardy Varieties” separator=”no”] Frontenac Zones 3-8; makes rosé, red, or port. Frontenac Blanc Zones 3-8; makes very light white wine.

As soon as unsold Christmas trees move out of nurseries, bare root plants move in. Like Christmas trees, bare root plants are available within a limited season–while they are dormant through winter.

MANY NURSERIES CARRY a great selection of bare-root plants in winter. These plants are dug from fields; the soil is then washed from the roots before the plants are packed in sawdust or other moisture ...

I KNOW I’VE been talking about bare-root items for a while and the value of transplanting, but one more time, I must dedicate yet another article because these two, in tandem, are such a dynamic duo.

I grew up with muscadine grapes. I liked them as a kid and still enjoy them today. In my opinion, they are a southern late summer and fall treat. Not everyone shares in my fondness for this native ...