Fruit

Latest Fruit Articles

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  Propagation

  Transplanting Melon & Cucurbit Seedlings into Dirt

  Many of the most popular vegetables to grow at home belong to the cucumber family and are known as cucurbits. These vegetables grow on vines that can either run along...

  By: Rich Hamilton | Writer, Consultant, Author of The Growers Guide

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  Plant Growth

  The Importance of Phosphorus for Fruiting Plants

  With so many different food crops and house plants, it can be tough to know exactly what type of fertilizers to use during different growth phases. The food that...

  By: Kent Gruetzmacher | Writer, Owner of KCG Content

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  Harvest

  How to Extend the Life of Your Harvest: Harvesting, Storing, and Preserving

  Growing and preserving your own food is not only a fun and rewarding hobby; it is also a great way to save money and ensure a high-quality, clean diet. So, when harvest...

  By: Eric Hopper | Writer, Consultant, Product Tester

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  Plant Health

  Identifying and Dealing with Blossom End Rot

  Your first tomato of the season. You lovingly raised it from a seed or nurtured it from its seedling stage and now it is rewarding you with its prized fruit. But wait!...

  By: Chris Bond | Certified Permaculture Designer, Nursery Technician, Nursery Professional

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  Plant Types

  A Brief History of Walnuts

  Let’s get acquainted with the walnut. All walnuts are members of the genus Juglans (established by Linnaeus), which is the old Roman word for walnut. The name...

  By: Philip McIntosh | Science & Technology Writer, Teacher

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  Plant Types

  A Brief History of Mangoes

  Not the pop group, not an episode of Seinfeld, not the record label, the singer, the character in a Saturday Night Live skit, or the electric car. No, not those mangoes...

  By: Philip McIntosh | Science & Technology Writer, Teacher

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  Plant Types

  A Brief History of Cantaloupes

  With its ribbed and reticulated (net-like) skin and pungent and sweet orange-colored flesh, the cantaloupe is one of the most recognizable of melons. Cantaloupes are...

  By: Philip McIntosh | Science & Technology Writer, Teacher

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  Plant Types

  A Brief History of Pears

  They may not be quite as popular as apples, but pears are still a highly regarded and much cultivated fruit. Originating in central Europe and western Asia, pears are...

  By: Philip McIntosh | Science & Technology Writer, Teacher

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  Industry News

  The Dark Side of your Supermarket’s Produce Department

  When shopping the produce aisles at your local megachain grocery store it’s hard not to be impressed with the apples so red and the oranges so orange. Zucchini and...

  By: Philip McIntosh | Science & Technology Writer, Teacher

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  Plant Types

  A Brief History of Pineapples

  Hundreds of years ago, any newly encountered fruit tended to be referred to as an “apple.” Some examples: peach = Persian Apple, tomato = love apple, potato...

  By: Philip McIntosh | Science & Technology Writer, Teacher

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  Plant Types

  A Brief History of Jackfruit

  Did you ever see any jackfruit when you were a kid? Me neither, but admittedly, it’s been a while since I was a kid. Kids these days have probably seen a few,...

  By: Philip McIntosh | Science & Technology Writer, Teacher

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  Plant Types

  Going Hydroponic Bananas

  Worldwide, banana production is facing a major crisis. The industry, which is heavily reliant on a single, vegetatively propagated cultivar (Cavendish) is under attack...

  By: Lynette Morgan | Author, Partner at SUNTEC International Hydroponic Consultants