... England. Blueberry bushes must be netted, or the fruit will be taken by birds. At his home in New Paltz, N.Y., Lee Reich, who wrote "Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden," grows blueberries in an enclosed pen, ringed with cedar posts that ...

THE PRUNING BOOK, By Lee Reich. Taunton, $19.95. "If you did a good job training your tree when it was young, little maintenance pruning is necessary ...

Sunday, March 1, 1998 By LEE REICH The time to water any houseplant is whenever it is thirsty. Sounds simple enough, but how often you actually should water ...

Saturday, April 18, 1998 By LEE REICH Even the flimsiest clear cover over your garden plants during spring and fall can help speed growth by holding in heat and cutting ...

Sunday, July 5, 1998 By LEE REICH In dark corners of many garages, there undoubtedly are hoes rusting away, their function replaced by labor-saving electric ...

Sunday, July 19, 1998 By LEE REICH The garden pretty much takes care of itself for the next few months. Frost is past, transplants are established, and seeds ...

Tuesday, July 28, 1998 By LEE REICH Did you ever taste a gooseberry? Many people in the United States have not. For others, the word ''gooseberry'' may evoke ...

Saturday, August 29, 1998 By LEE REICH Sow seeds now of plants that still have time to mature before frost and that enjoy the cool, crisp weather of fall. Keep in ...

Sunday, October 11, 1998 By LEE REICH Dahlias are in all their glory. And from now until frost cuts them down, they will continue to pump out more and more flowers ...

Saturday, October 18, 1997 By LEE REICH It has been said that if starved plants could only squeal like hungry pigs, we would pay more attention to their fertilizer ...