Volume 32, No. 2 - March/April 2000

Ignoble Vignoble

With subtle but light-hearted derisiveness, Todd Kennedy provides a little-known inside scoop on the rather common parentage of a few high-brow grape varieties

An Introduction to Pruning -- Nature’s Way

With tongue in cheek, Leo Mallette furnishes a few pointers on how not to interfere with natural processes in our yards and gardens

Antique Grapes

Lon Rombough reports that antique grapes are interesting but the new varieties taste better

The Pollination Crisis: Encouraging Native Bees to Work Your Orchards and Gardens

Steve VanSandt offers a primer, complete with project instructions, about how to attract and keep native bees to supplement or supplant the declining European honeybee

The Annonaceous Fruits of Tropical America: A Sweet Look at the Soursop

Noel Ramos holds forth with his second in a series about annonaceous fruits, along with a recipe for Soursop Champola

Clonal Avocado Rootstock for the Backyard

In addition to an article with useful technical information on how to make rot-resistant avocado rootstock, Riley Holly illustrates with step-by-step instructions

Avocado Misconceptions

Julie Frink recounts a few fallacious comments about avocados typically spoken by the unenlightened

Homemade Fruit Preserves

Bob Allen simplifies the preserve-making process and predicts the resulting fruit products will be a much-appreciated gift

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