Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Who doesn’t like strawberries? What’s especially nice about growing strawberries is that it’s a relatively low maintenance endeavor. Not many disease issues and not a big target for insects, although ...

When planting a lettuce or pansy seedling, you just scoop open a hole, plop it in and cover the roots. Planting trees is far more complicated, especially when it comes to fruit trees. It’s best to ...

Strawberries are easy to grow and nothing tastes better than a warm, ripe strawberry picked fresh from the plant. Perfect for garden beds, vertical containers, and hanging baskets, strawberry plants ...

What: Arbutus unedo is a four-season evergreen shrub with outstanding flowers, fruit, leaves and bark. The small urn-shaped, whitish-pink flowers are produced from October to December. Three-quarter ...

Early next month, locally grown strawberries will start to be available for purchase in Greater Columbus and If you have never tried a homegrown Ohio strawberry, you're in for a treat. Like corn and ...

Pacific madrone and strawberry tree are two similar evergreen trees. Our native madrone, Arbutus menziesii, grows to 120 feet and is distinct in the landscape because of its smooth red bark and glossy ...

Strawberries are a crop that face a plethora of pests that want to attack plants and nibble on your precious fruits, potentially ruining any harvest. Ranging from larger mammals to tiny aphids, there ...