Andrea Gillespie

Spring is only a few weeks away, and it’s time to start thinking about the planting season ahead. This lush peaches picture inspires an informational post for anyone interested in planting peaches.

Blackberries are an excellent choice of fruit to grow in the home garden. Growing blackberries is no more difficult than growing any common garden vegetable.

The health benefits of mangosteen are extensive with a long list of potential uses. Mangosteen is being called a superfruit – in fact, the queen of superfruit – because of the antioxidants in both the rind and fruit that fight free radicals. Mangosteen can be taken internally as a juice, powder, or capsule; eaten raw; or ground up and applied externally to the skin to treat inflamed joints.

With spring on the way, the time to plant fruits and vegetables has come. To yield delicious fruit that is easy to grow and use in summer recipes, consider the blackberry plant.

The dragon fruit plant, named for the exotic appearance of its fruit, is native to Central and South America and grows well in temperate climates. Dragon fruit growing is possible from three stages: as seeds, seedlings, or a young plant. The following discussion focuses on how to grow dragon fruit at each stage.

To set the record straight about the queen of superfruit, here are three mangosteen facts for the informed consumer: