My wife and I are successfully growing berry bush and two fig trees in our back yard. The downside is that the local birds are helping themselves to our fruit. My wife thought setting up a scarecrow, however I didn't think that would work. Anyone have any low-tech ideas on how to scare...

Greetings, I planted 2 pears trees and 6 apples tress with one of them beeing a pollinator. The year I planted them, I got a few pears. No apples. This year is the second year and only 2 apples appeared. How long does it take to get fruits? Is it normal nothing appeared? All the trees had...

If you have not done so, its time to get those fruit trees planted. In some parts of the nation (USA) you only have until the first part of March. My sons and I planted 2 peach trees and 2 apple trees 2 weeks ago. So if you have been thinking of planting a tree, the time is growing short.

Fruit trees are often over looked asset to the urban survivalist. Most people live in a neighborhood where the fence line goes straight back, makes a 90 degree turn, runs across the backyard, makes another 90 degree turn and goes back to the house. What is planted in the 90 degree turns...

A pear tree my wife, I and the kids planted last year is blooming, here are some recent pics. How do you like the new picture pop up? It only works with pictures at the bottom of the article, not the ones that are moved into the body of the story.