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Peaches for your home fruit garden

May 26th, 2008
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Success with peaches also will depend largely upon getting varieties adapted to climate. The white-fleshed type is the hardiest and best for eating; and the free-stones are for most purposes, especially in the
home garden, more desirable than the “clings.”
Greensboro is the best early variety. Crawford is a universal favorite and goes well over a wide [...]

Pears that can be grown in your home fruit garden

May 26th, 2008
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Pears are more particular than apples in the matter of being adapted to sections and soils. Submit your list to your State Experiment Station before ordering trees. Many of the standard sorts may be had where a
low-growing, spreading tree is desired (for instance, quince-stock pears might be used to change places with the plums). Varieties [...]