Get Your Fruit Rooted
A strategy for planting fruiting trees and brush is to plant them in the late fall or winter. This allows the plants to become rooted, get situated, and send out the new growth in the spring necessary for fruiting bodies. Planning your fruit patch or grove ahead of time and giving the plants time to mature in the ground before their first fruit gives them an advantage over plants that were planted in the spring and summer. Many fruiting plants require a few years of getting started before they are able to produce at their top capacity. Putting these plants in the ground during their dormancy jump-starts this process and will have you picking, sooner.
Read more about planting and raising fruiting trees!
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Plant of the Week:
Persimmon Tree
Persimmons are a delicious fruit that range in color from light yellow to dark orange. They can be prepared fresh, dry, raw or cooked. In it's earlier stages of ripening, the Persimmon has a similar crunch to an apple and generally becomes much sweeter and softer as it continues to age. This fruit contains high levels of Vitamin C and is utilized for several medicinal purposes around the world. In Chinese medicine, it is a fruit thought to regulate ch'i.
Try out this Traditional Indiana Persimmon Pudding recipe! |
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Chalkboard Talk:
School Garden tips from Farmer Ashley
On Thursday, January 28th the community is coming together at the Gardens of Kennesaw Mountain to screen Dirt to raise money for Sawyer Road Elementary's Garden Project. Come enjoy an evening with light refreshments and a discussion with Farmer D and Jonathan from Kenari after the movie.
$15 per person
Reservations are Required.
Please contact martha.oh@wholefoods.com
Get more information on the Screening of Dirt at the gardens of Kennesaw Mountain. |
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Compost
Corner
Keeping
It Hot! Farmer D's Compost Tips
Feed Your Trees
When it comes to preparing your soil for the introduction of trees, one of the most important amendments to introduce is dark, yummy compost. Sometimes it can be hard to remember that trees and shrubs need as much TLC as your garden veggies and flowers. If you have an old tree that seems like it may need some sprucing up, it may just be in need of some extra organic matter provided through compost. If you are planting a new tree into a plot, adding compost to the soil gives them a nutrient boost that will enable them to become rooted and grow.
Check out these great Composting resources! » |
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Farmer D Organics Garden Center - Now with 2 Locations!
2154 Briarcliff Rd. Atlanta, GA 30329
4050 Holcomb Bridge Rd. Norcross, GA 30092
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