Growing American persimmon trees (Diospyros virginiana) offers a multitude of benefits. They are easy growing trees that nearly anyone can grow and achieve success with. Whether you are new to trees, an experienced grower, homesteader, or nature enthusiast growing persimmons is a rewarding pursuit! From their delicious fruit to their ecological contributions, these trees are […]
Fruit By Season
Getting to Know The American Persimmon Tree!
American Persimmon, often referred to Sugar Plums or Fruit of the Gods is one of North America’s forgotten fruits. Even though American persimmons grow wild in a large chunk of the eastern US, most people I meet have never even heard of persimmons, let alone tasted their amazing fruit! American Persimmons aren’t found in the […]
6 Months of Fruit: A fruit by Season Guide
After the recent article about choosing the right blueberry varieties for expanding your harvest I got a lot of questions about expanding the harvest in general. Most of the questions have revolved around what plants or trees to select if your goal is to be picking fruit all summer long. With that premise in mind […]
Expanding the Harvest with Blueberries
If you are like me you want to get a prolonged harvest of fresh picked fruit. Recently I have been getting a bunch of questions about extending the harvest. An easy way to do this is by carefully selecting what you plant. One of my favorite berries is the blueberry, let’s use the blueberry as […]