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Planning and Planting Your Home Fruit Tree Orchard, From Apples and Peaches to Pawpaw {audio}
Emma and Nate discuss planning a home fruit tree orchard, from selecting and preparing your orchard site to choosing varieties, planting and care of young trees.
Emma and Nate discuss planning a home fruit tree orchard, from selecting and preparing your orchard site to choosing varieties, planting and care of y... Learn More
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October Gardening Tips
Monthly Proven Tips and Solutions for Granite State Gardeners
Monthly Proven Tips and Solutions for Granite State Gardeners Learn More
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September Gardening Tips
Monthly Proven Tips and Solutions for Granite State Gardeners
Monthly Proven Tips and Solutions for Granite State Gardeners Learn More

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Pruning and Training Grapes in the Home Vineyard [fact sheet]
Introduction

Home-grown grapes make excellent fresh eating, juices, jellies, raisins, and wine. A small home vineyard with even just a ... Learn More
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Growing Grapes in New Hampshire [fact sheet]
Introduction

Low winter temperatures and a short growing season generally limit grape production to the southern half of New Hampshire.... Learn More
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Fertilizing Fruit Trees
Fertilizing Fruit Trees

Before planting fruit trees, we recommend that gardeners test their soil before planting to de­termine the amou... Learn More
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Growing Fruits: Growing Plums, Cherries and Apricots in NH Home Orchards [fact sheet]
Plums, cherries and apricots, which along with peaches and nec- tarines are often called “stone” fruits, are flavorful additions to the home orchard i... Learn More
Bacteria oozing form a young apple infected with fire blight
Fire Blight [fact sheet]
Fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is found to some extent almost every year in New Hampshire and other major apple and pear grow... Learn More
Advanced apple scab infection on McIntosh apples, including cracking around larger, older scab lesions
Apple Scab [fact sheet]
Apple scab is a fungus disease that occurs worldwide wherever apples are grown. It is most severe in areas where the weather is cool and moist in the ... Learn More

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