Ruth Nakamura · June 26, 2026
Most new mulberry growers assume that your USDA Hardiness Zone is destiny—that if you’re in Zone 5, you pick from the Zone 5 mulberries, and that settles it. But I’ve learned through growing twelve different cultivars that this assumption crumbles the moment you actually compare what different mulberry species can tolerate. The real story is … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · December 24, 2025
The story started simply enough: I tasted mulberries off my neighbor’s ancient tree during a casual neighborhood walk, and nothing else quite compared. Within half a year, I’d planted a sapling and had absolutely no strategy to show for it. Everything I know now emerged through trial, setback, correction, and repetition. The painful truth I … Read more
Ruth Nakamura · December 9, 2025
When I’m navigating through a substantial mulberry harvest, speed and method become just as crucial as technique. Over my 15 years of growing mulberries, I’ve handled upwards of forty pounds of fruit in a single weekend, thanks to a workflow that avoids kitchen chaos while allowing me to produce various end products simultaneously. But let … Read more
