Want to grow fruit trees? But the only area you have is a sunny, narrow side yard? Not a problem, if you trellis those fruit trees. Today, Master Gardener Quentin Young walks us through step by step construction of a trellis for fruit trees, along with the best varieties of fruit trees that are easy to trellis.

America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, Debbie Flower, tells us about a quick growing flowering annual  that puts on quite a show: tobacco.

Summer and fall are the times for wildfire smoke, which can travel for hundreds of miles. We have tips on how to keep your garden healthy when the smoke arrives.

We’re podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beautiful Abutilon Jungle in Suburban Purgatory. It’s the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots and Dave Wilson Nursery. And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go!

Pictured:
'Stella' Cherry Tree on a Trellis

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Rubber Fruit Tree Ties

Fruit Tree Trellising Basics (UCANR)

Victory Seeds: Tobacco seeds

‘Charles Grimaldi’ Brugmansia

Harvest Day, Aug. 6, at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center

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