Recently, I was visiting my sister at Wrightsville Beach and we were invited to a tomato tasting party. Because I love tomatoes, I was looking forward to attending this summer party. When we arrived, ...

Q: The idea of grafted tomatoes fascinates me, but I have never had success starting tomatoes from seed. Do you know if rootstock plants are available so I can graft plants onto plants? A: I don't ...

Q: I like to grow heirloom varieties of tomatoes but the last few years I have had issues with several tomato diseases in my garden beds. I have purchased grafted tomato plants that have done very ...

Fruit trees can yield abundance for your home, if propagated correctly. Instead of using seeds, consider these four methods for reproducing high yield plants.

Grafting is an essential technique in many parts of the agricultural industry; by physically binding certain plants together, you get dramatic improvements, including the speed to fruiting, hardiness ...

Use clean pruners to make a cut at a 45-degree angle near the end of the branch. Trim the tip of the branch straight across ...

The great thing about working with plants and plant people is watching things grow and observing how they change. It seems I learn so much everyday, just from talking with colleagues about ...

While familiarity with the term “grafting” is widespread among gardeners, a true understanding of what grafting is and why it is done is not so common. In a nutshell, grafting is a horticultural ...

Kiambu has always been known to be a farmers' hub with crops such as coffee, tea and diverse vegetables and fruits. However, to improve crop yields, many farmers in the area have embraced grafting, ...

The farmers in Masaka region finally have a place to go to for clean improved coffee, mango, orange, and avocado plantlets. Besides these, NARO-Kamenyamiggo Satellite Station located in Kingo ...