Ruth Nakamura · March 21, 2026
Medical disclaimer: I am a backyard grower, not a physician or registered dietitian. The information on this page is based on published research and personal experience, but it is not medical advice. If you are managing diabetes, heart disease, pregnancy, or any health condition, consult your healthcare provider before using mulberry products as part of … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · March 20, 2026
Medical disclaimer: I am a backyard grower, not a physician or registered dietitian. The information on this page is based on published research and personal experience, but it is not medical advice. If you are managing diabetes, heart disease, pregnancy, or any health condition, consult your healthcare provider before using mulberry products as part of … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · March 18, 2026
Medical disclaimer: I am a backyard grower, not a physician or registered dietitian. The information on this page is based on published research and personal experience, but it is not medical advice. If you are managing diabetes, heart disease, pregnancy, or any health condition, consult your healthcare provider before using mulberry products as part of … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · March 16, 2026
Medical disclaimer: I am a backyard grower, not a physician or registered dietitian. The information on this page is based on published research and personal experience, but it is not medical advice. If you are managing diabetes, heart disease, pregnancy, or any health condition, consult your healthcare provider before using mulberry products as part of … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · March 14, 2026
Hello! I’m Ruth Nakamura, a backyard orchardist living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. After about 15 years of growing mulberries, I’ve cultivated a passion for these delightful fruits. I’ve had the pleasure of nurturing 12 different mulberry cultivars right in my own yard, including Black Beauty, Chinook, Illini Star, and Ozark Premier. Over the years, … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · March 12, 2026
Most people assume that once you plant a mulberry tree, lawn management stays simple—mow it like you always have and call it done. That assumption is dead wrong. The competition playing out underground between tree roots and grass roots is relentless, and if you ignore it, your tree suffers, your harvest suffers, and your summer … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · March 10, 2026
Standing next to my Illinois Everbearing in mid-July, I’m watching how the light filters through those massive leaves and lands in a particular corner of my patio—the spot where I set up my harvest baskets. That tree has taught me something most gardening posts never mention: the way your mulberry garden *looks* and the way … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · March 8, 2026
Fallen mulberries will wreck your garden beds if you don’t stay on top of them. The staining, the fermentation, the pest explosion — it all compounds fast once those berries hit the ground, and by then you’re playing catch-up for weeks. During my second season with my first trees, I watched ripe fruit pile up … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · March 6, 2026
If you walk into my backyard right now and look down at the patio stones bordering my mulberry rows, you’ll see stains that won’t come out — deep purple marks from fruit that’s been dropping steadily since June. Those marks didn’t appear until I rearranged my entire orchard layout three years ago. Before that, I … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · March 4, 2026
Hi there! I’m Ruth Nakamura, a backyard orchardist from the beautiful Pacific Northwest. For the past 15 years, I’ve been on a journey with mulberries, growing about a dozen different cultivars right in my own yard. From the luscious Black Beauty to the hardy Illini Star, I’ve had my share of successes and a few … Read more
