Apricot

Both fresh and dried apricots are delicious, not to mention apricot jam and chutney, which are fantastic ways to conserve your apricots for a long time. You can store fresh or dried apricots at home quite easily, and by using a refrigerator or freezer can extend their longevity even further. Read on to discover how … Read more

Due to the delicate nature of ripe apricots, which bruise easily, they are best picked individually by hand. Commercially this is done on lifts, ladders, or with picking poles. Ideally, keeping your apricot tree pruned in an open shape with four or five strong scaffold branches will allow for easy hand harvesting. But are there … Read more

It’s so annoying having waited in anticipation for your apricots to ripen when all the while you’re thinking of sinking your teeth into their soft, sweet flesh and enjoying their succulent, juicy deliciousness, only to find the birds and squirrels have beaten you to it. So what can you do about it? How do you … Read more

A healthy apricot tree will provide abundant sweet and delicious fruit for many years. Even old apricot trees can often be revived to become productive once more, provided the trunk is healthy. Saving a dying apricot tree requires you to first deduce why the tree is dying. Often you will be able to rescue it, … Read more

Apricots are delicious, soft, stoned summer fruits with a sweet and often tart flavor. There is an extensive range of varieties to choose from, some suited to cold climates and others to warmer ones. It can be fun to discover which is your favorite. As to answering which is the sweetest apricot tree – that … Read more

When you plant a young apricot tree in your yard, you may wonder how long you will need to wait before it bears fruit. A definitive answer for this question is difficult to give, as there are many variables, including the apricot variety, the age and health of the tree, and your weather conditions. Let’s … Read more

Planting an apricot tree is simple to do, and if done correctly, will help your tree grow into a strong fruit-bearing specimen in just a few years. Apricot trees grow happily in zones 5 through 8 but don’t do well in heavy clay soil. Want to know how to plant an apricot tree? Let’s take … Read more

To keep an apricot tree not only healthy but productive and looking good, means it will require some pruning. The pruning process is simply removing branches that are not wanted to leave an open form that allows light to penetrate through the tree. The process of pruning begins immediately when you plant the tree. Let’s … Read more

Plump, ripe, juicy apricots are a delicious summertime treat. Have you ever considered growing an apricot tree of your own? You don’t even need to visit your garden store, as it’s possible to take the pit straight out of the fruit and grow yourself a tree from that. In this article, we will explore how … Read more