One of the most overlooked aspects of a productive mulberry tree is what you plant around it — and I say that as someone who spent nearly a decade watching otherwise healthy trees decline for reasons that had nothing to do with the tree itself. In my demonstration garden I’ve tested dozens of companion combinations, … Read more
When you’re processing large harvests on a homestead schedule, efficiency matters as much as technique. I’ve batch-processed over forty pounds of mulberries in a single weekend using a system that keeps the kitchen from descending into chaos — and produces multiple products simultaneously rather than making one thing at a time. But here’s the thing … Read more
From an ecological standpoint, mulberries are one of the most valuable trees you can add to a residential landscape. I cover them in every wildlife gardening workshop I teach — not because they’re low-maintenance (they require real attention) but because the return on investment for local wildlife populations is genuinely exceptional. What I’ve found through … Read more
