Cantaloupes and Muskmelons are small melons that have orange or green flesh and are great for smaller spaces. Their scientific name is Cucumis melo and there are many cultivated varieties.
MMMM peaches! A luscious ripe peach has no comparison. Peaches are well worth growing even thou challenging they can be.
Hazelnuts. I can't say enough good things about them. Except unfortunately my goats also love them. Hazelnuts are hardy, easy-to-grow nuts that start producing much faster than other nuts.
Pears are not typically the first fruit we think of when we think about starting an orchard. Its apples. But let me tell you something. Pears are easier to grow.
Pears are pretty hardy and have fewer diseases and pests than many other tree fruits.
I admit to being a seed catalog glutton. And while websites are wonderful and paper free I find guilty pleasure, sitting in my rocker by the wood stove in January devouring the pages. There are many wonderful seed companies. But all those beautiful pictures, skillfully written descriptions and array of terms can be very confusing.
