Cooking with berries is the perfect way to enjoy desserts without so much added sugar. Berries do contain natural sugar, but they also have the fiber and nutrients that can offset the carbohydrates.
This category on berries includes delicious recipes, as well as tutorials on growing your own berries at home.
Did you know that most of the fruits and vegetables in your home garden rely on bees, insects, and other pollinators to be able to produce their delicious crops? Learn which plants need insect pollination and how to get beneficial bugs to visit your garden. Jump to: |Why Pollination is Needed | Which Crops Need …
If you’re tired of bland store-bought raspberries that mold in a couple of days, try growing your own. By choosing the right raspberry variety and following a few simple growing tricks, you’ll be able to produce super-sweet berries bursting with real raspberry flavor! Let’s have a look at everything you need to know about how …
Blueberry plants grown in containers will thrive in the summer but in many climates they will need a little extra care in winter to prevent their roots from freezing. Find out how to protect a potted blueberry bush in winter, whether you’re overwintering it indoors or outdoors! Jump to: Hardiness Considerations | Outdoor Care | …
Growing your own strawberries will give you that old-fashioned sweetness that is missing in store-bought strawberries. June berries are often considered the sweetest type to grow but the ultimate sweetness is a mix of variety and growing conditions. Here are my favorite super-sweet strawberry varieties and a guide for how to enhance the sweetness beyond …
If you bought some blueberries at the supermarket that turned out not to be quite as ripe as you hoped, or if you picked your home-grown berries a little too early, they’ll likely be too sour to eat as they are. Luckily, there are still various tasty recipes you can make with them! Let’s have …
If you enjoy growing or cooking with blueberries, you’ve undoubtedly heard all sorts of folklore, gardening tips and health claims about this tasty fruit. But which are useful, and which do more harm than good? Let’s have a look at 7 common myths about blueberries that you may be surprised to learn aren’t true. Jump …
Wondering how to grow the sweetest blueberries and avoid a tart or bland harvest? No worries. With a little bit of help, you can get your blueberry shrubs to produce sweeter fruit than ever this year, regardless of plant variety or where you live. Jump to: Best Blueberry Cultivars for Sweetness | Potassium for Sweetest Berries …
Wondering whether your first blueberry harvest is ready to pick yet? This guide will tell you everything you need to know about harvesting blueberries for the sweetest fruit. It makes a huge difference in sweetness to pay attention to color, firmness and how easily they come off the branch, as blueberries do not ripen further …
Growing plants that benefit blueberry bushes (aka companion planting) is a fantastic way to maximize your berry yield through pollinators, add visual appeal to your garden or deck, and get the most out of your available space. But… which species play nice with blueberry bushes, and which don’t? Let’s find out all about blueberry companion …
Growing blueberries in large pots is a perfect way to grow some of your own food at home when you are constrained by not having a large garden area, or if your garden area is shady (blueberries like full sun). This summary will give you the basic requirements for success, with a how-to video included …
Summer is tapering off at the time of writing, and although the weather is still nice, us gardeners know that it’s better to start thinking about winter prep sooner rather than later. In cooler zones (USDA 4-5 in my case), that includes overwintering potted plants. How do you do it? Should they be outdoors or …
Guide for the beginner on growing strawberries at home, whether in a container, raised bed, or in the garden