But along with the joys that a cherry tree can bring, there are many annoyances. They seem to attract more unwanted creatures than any other plant in the world. Almost every day it seems like there is a new type of pestilence swarming the tree, trying to get a nibble of its delicious ...
Tomatoes:Train your tomatoes to a single stem straight up, pruning off any secondary shoots. This keeps the plant from getting too bushy. Use plastic vine clips to hold the tomato to the string or stake. A cluster of ripening tomatoes can be very heavy and so you may want to support the...
Reply to Wendy S 2 years ago Thanks Wendy! What a name – choke cherries – but we may give this jelly a try! 0 Reply Belinda 8 years ago There is another berry that resembles elderberry. It comes from a plant that has a flat broad flower head just like elderberry. It is the...
In Saskatchewan’s Wanuskewin Heritage Park, bison are a vital piece of the indigenous cultural history and have been brought back from the brink to help rewild fragile grasslands.
Pull the weeping willow sapling from its container and break apart the rootball using your fingers. Unwind tangled and circled roots, since trees planted with circled roots can choke and die. Plant the weeping willow tree in full or partial sun and where there is enough room to accommodate th...
Apple trees, and many species of fruit tree, don’t come “true to seed.” That means if you plant Honeycrisp apple seed, you won’t grow a Honeycrisp tree in the next generation. The only way to ensure that the new tree will have the same flavor, disease resistance, and growth habit...
I killed an air plant. How hard can it be to keep an air plant alive? Actually, don’t answer that; clearly it is hard for me. I mean, how do you even do that? I understand that some of my plants have suffered under my care (or, I suppose, more accurately, my lack of care...
Black swallowtail butterflies lay their eggs on golden Alexander, a native plant that can be found in eastern North America. In many home gardens, they’ll settle for parsley, fennel, and dill. A few other butterfly host plants Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana): Weidemeyer’s admiral (Limenitis...
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Chokecherry trees are a popular shade tree in North America but if you have one in your yard be careful. The berries are harmless but the seeds contain a toxic chemical that can cause vomiting, stomach aches, increased blood pressure, and even death if enough are eaten. Grazing livestock ha...