Guide to Growing Fruits

Guide to Growing Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe are a source of polyphenol antioxidants, chemicals which are known to provide certain health benefits to the cardiovascular system and immune system. These chemicals are known to up regulate the formation of nitric oxide, a key chemical in promoting health of the endothelium and prevention of heart attacks.

Guide to Growing Goji Berries
Dating back about 5,000 years, the goji berry can grow to reach a height of about 6 feet, with berries ranging in color from pale yellow to deep red and tasting like a cross between a cranberry & a raisin. It is said that a Chinese man named Li Qing Yuen consumed wolfberries daily & lived to the age of 252 years.

Guide to Growing Honeydew Melon
This sweet, succulent member of the muskmelon family was prized by ancient Egyptians thousands of years ago, and ages before that in Persia, where the muskmelon is thought to have originated.

Guide to Growing Huckleberries
These delicate translucent berries have been a source of food for generations of Northwest natives, animals and people alike. They are rich in vitamin C, available sugars and minerals like manganese. Not everyone enjoys their tangy-tart flavor. It is for this reason that the red huckleberries are usually combined with other berries, like the blueberry to add sweetness.

Guide to Growing Melon
Heat-loving melons can be a challenge to grow in cooler regions. To increase success, choose short-season varieties, start them inside, warm soil with black plastic or IRT mulch, and protect young plants with fabric row covers.

Guide to Growing Mulberry
The Fruit from the Mulberry Trees are similar in appearance to an elongated blackberry or raspberry and have a sweet flavor. Easily grown, this tree makes an attractive, fast growing landscape tree.

Guide to Growing Pumpkin
With fertile soil and a long enough growing season, it's easy to grow your own Jack-o-lanterns -- if you have enough space. Choose varieties bred for flavor if you want to make pies.

Guide to Growing Strawberries
Red, juicy and conically shaped, the strawberry is a member of the rose family and has grown wild for centuries in both the Americas and Europe. The strawberry is the most universally grown of the small fruits, both in the home garden and in commercial plantings.

Guide to Growing Watermelon
Native to Africa and introduced to America by Africans transported as slaves. Watermelons are now extensively cultivated in the United States. The fleshy, juicy fruit is eaten fresh, the rind is pickled, and in Asia the seeds are eaten.