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Updated: August 27, 2024

Starting a Home Fruit Garden

How to select and plant fruit in a Maryland home garden
blueberries ripening on a plant in a home garden
Updated: May 23, 2024

Growing Stone Fruits in a Home Garden - Cherries, Peaches, Plums

Peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, and cherries are all closely related members of the Prunus genus and are commonly referred to as stone fruits. Planting stone fruit presents some unique challenges for the home grower such as blooms suffering damage from late spring frosts, diseases, and insect pests.
ripe peaches on a tree
Updated: May 2, 2024

Growing Apple and Pear Trees in a Home Garden

Disease-resistant apples are excellent candidates for the backyard garden as long as you are committed to the attention to detail and pest management that the crop requires.
ripe apples on a tree
Updated: August 14, 2024

Growing Figs in Maryland

Figs for the backyard grower.
ripening figs on a tree
Updated: May 15, 2024

Less Common Fruits for a Home Garden

Maryland native fruits such as elderberry, pawpaw, serviceberry, and chokeberry can be grown in a residential or community garden. Here we also cover less common non-native fruits: currants, gooseberries, jostaberries, Asian persimmons, and hardy kiwis.
a branch of red currents with ripening berries
Updated: February 20, 2023

Storing Garden Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables have various and specific ways to properly store them to prevent spoilage and ensure the best flavor.
assortment of vegetables in a basket