By Darlene Ison Evans Some memories never leave you. They stay tucked away in your heart like the sound of an old farm truck, the dust of a vineyard road, and the voice of your daddy saying, “Hop in the truck. I have something to show you.”There are moments in life that become part of […]

Strawberries are becoming one our favorite plants. I can not think of any other plant that you can plant in the fall and begin harvesting fresh berries the following Spring. Most fruiting plants and trees have to grow for several years to either reach maturity or they must be trellised and trained to establish the […]

It is a joy to harvest fruit grown from your own fruit trees at home. When it comes to growing fruit trees and  fruiting plants many gardeners can be either intimidated or out of their comfort zone. The biggest challenge for the home gardener usually comes down to pruning and summer maintenance of fruiting plants. […]

Peaches are sweet, juicy, great in cobblers and even better in ice cream, but they do come with some challenges.  Of all the fruits peach trees are perhaps the most challenging to the home gardener to grow because of the spraying and pruning required in order to be successful. Planting and Pruning Peach Trees: Dig […]

A good spray program includes using a dormant oil spray during winter pruning or any time before bud break.  We recommend applying Hi-Yield Dormant Oil Spray in late winter or early spring. Application of this spray protects apples, pears, cherries and grapes from scale, mealy bugs, aphids, mites and pear-pyslla.  Winter Pruning: New Fruit Trees: Start […]

We offer muscadine vines in 3 different categories. 2 year Plus bare-root 2 year bare-root 2 year potted The 2 Year Plus bare-root muscadine vines are our finest plants.  These muscadine vines are 2 year old plants that have grown at or longer than 5 feet and have an excellent root system. The advantage of planting […]

One sure way to know that the “Fall” has arrived is by the appearance of pomegranates. The pomegranate is native from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated since ancient times. The fruit was used in many ways as it is today and is mentioned as far back as the Old […]