fruit Archives - A Way To Garden https://awaytogarden.com/category/edible-plants/fruit/ 'horticultural how-to and woo-woo' with margaret roach, head gardener Sat, 29 Jun 2024 14:03:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 9651199 oddball fruits from around the globe, with hortus arboretum https://awaytogarden.com/oddball-fruits-from-around-the-globe-with-hortus-arboretum/ https://awaytogarden.com/oddball-fruits-from-around-the-globe-with-hortus-arboretum/#comments Sat, 29 Jun 2024 14:03:11 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=54693 SOME OF THE many unusual fruits that Allyson Levy and Scott Serrano grow in their arboretum in the Hudson Valley of New York, like goji berries or maybe Schisandra (above), are ones you’re more likely to see on ingredient labels of health food store products than for sale in nurseries or growing in gardens. But grow them you can. Allyson and Scott have a passion for fruit, which was the topic of their 2022 book, “Cold-Hardy Fruits And Nuts: 50 Easy-to-Grow Plants for the Organic Home Garden or Landscape” (affiliate link), including selections from around the world that they’ve had success with. They whetted my appetite for some delicious favorites of theirs. The nonprofit Hortus Arboretum & Botanical Garden in Stone Ridge was once Allyson and Scott’s much smaller backyard, but now it’s 21 acres, with about 11 of those under cultivation. It’s also open to the public from 10-4 on weekends, from spring through mid-November. I welcomed them back to the program to talk about one of their favorite topics, unusual fruit. Plus: Enter to win a signed copy of their book, “Cold-Hardy Fruits and Nuts,” by commenting in the box at the bottom of the page. Read along […]

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]]> https://awaytogarden.com/oddball-fruits-from-around-the-globe-with-hortus-arboretum/feed/ 198 54693 edible houseplants: growing citrus, with logees’ byron martin https://awaytogarden.com/edible-houseplants-growing-citrus-with-logees-byron-martin/ https://awaytogarden.com/edible-houseplants-growing-citrus-with-logees-byron-martin/#comments Sat, 28 Oct 2023 13:07:59 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=53753 ARE ANY OF YOUR houseplants edible? A new book by the owners of the beloved rare-plant nursery called Logee’s Greenhouses suggests that we make room for some delicious candidates among our potted indoor plants—including some of the many choices of citrus that are well-adapted to growing in containers. Their book is called “Edible Houseplants: Grow Your Own Citrus, Coffee, Vanilla, and 43 Other Tasty Tropical Plants” (affiliate link). The authors Byron Martin and Laurelynn Martin co-own and operate Logee’s in Danielson, Connecticut, a family business since 1892 that specializes in distinctive plants. Byron and I talked about the best citrus for indoor growers (perhaps treated to a summer vacation outside), and how to care for them. Plus: Enter to win a copy of the new book by commenting in the box near the bottom of the page. Read along as you listen to the Oct. 30, 2023 edition of my public-radio show and podcast using the player below. You can subscribe to all future editions on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) or Spotify or Stitcher (and browse my archive of podcasts here). (Photo of Byron and Laurelynn Martin, below, by Dan Kennedy via Storey Publishing.) citrus in containers, with byron martin   […]

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]]> https://awaytogarden.com/edible-houseplants-growing-citrus-with-logees-byron-martin/feed/ 350 53753 fruitful landscapes: the start of a food forest, with michael judd https://awaytogarden.com/fruitful-landscapes-the-start-of-a-food-forest-with-michael-judd/ https://awaytogarden.com/fruitful-landscapes-the-start-of-a-food-forest-with-michael-judd/#comments Sat, 12 Aug 2023 14:00:41 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=53448 THE TERM “food forest” from the permaculture world sounds big—like if I suggested you start one, you’d probably say, “I don’t have room for a forest of any kind.” But today’s guest bets that most of us who garden have room for at least a little bit of fruity deliciousness in the form of a tree or two, underplanted with some carefully chosen companions. Maybe where a portion of the front lawn is right now, and maybe emphasizing native fruiting species. Maryland-based Michael Judd is a longtime champion of edible landscaping, the author of various books, including “For the Love of Pawpaws” (affiliate link), and hosts an annual pawpaw festival each September. Lately he’s even the creator of a new app called Fruit Patch to help you get started on your own little food forest. (Above, flowers of one of Michael’s favorites, the pawpaw; photo by Jonathan Palmer, KYSU Land Grant Program.) Plus: Comment in the box near the bottom of the page to enter to win a copy of “For the Love of Pawpaws.” Read along as you listen to the Aug. 14, 2023 edition of my public-radio show and podcast using the player below. You can subscribe to […]

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