When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

The picture shows a flower bud that has yet to open. The lack of pollination may be the reason for the lack of fruit production. Dragonfruit flowers open at night and are reported to be naturally ...

Dragon fruit: The name alone is mysterious and intriguing, and its appearance does not disappoint. The fruit itself looks like it’s straight out of a video game. It has a flame-red, egg-shaped body ...

Hand pollination is a great way to get your fruit trees to produce better, more abundant harvests. It partly substitutes for natural pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, and birds—which is ...

When everything in nature aligns as it should, plants form flowers, then bees and other pollinators drop in to grab the pollen from those flowers, and as they flit from one blossom to the next, they ...

Called pitaya in South America and strawberry pear in Asia, dragon fruit has become a popular item in many backyard gardens, thanks to how easy it is to grow. I received a cutting in January and by ...

A farmer pollinates dragon fruit at a dragon fruit planting base in Luanzhou, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao) A farmer pollinates at a dragon fruit planting base in ...

Growing fruits and vegetables at home is one of the most rewarding gardening activities, and it can be even more exciting when you learn to create your own unique crops. While cross-pollination is ...