Once the last fruit is off your trees, start with the simple jobs: pick up rotten fruit, check the soil for moisture, refresh ...
Pay attention to your fruit trees when the temperatures start to soar. The summer brings a seemingly relentless run of extreme heat alerts. While there’s no single temperature that defines a heat wave ...
An important part of preparing fruit for winter is removing fallen fruit and mummies. If you leave fruit rotting on trees, it ...
Just when you’re ready for a long winter’s nap, it’s time to tend your fruit trees. If you don’t, chances are they’ll struggle in the coming season. Giving them attention now helps ward off insects ...
Fruit trees, whether it's apples, pears, figs, or nectarines, are wonderful to grow for a surplus of your favorite fruit when it's harvest time. Growing fruit trees requires space, time, and proper ...
Many homeowners enjoy growing their own fruit, but they have also learned that they require a lot of care to approach the quality of products obtained from a commercial orchard or grocery store.
Don’t grab those pruners just yet.
Citrus trees are a popular choice for home fruit production in southeast Louisiana. Although relatively carefree in terms of backyard fruit trees, various problems do occur. I thought it would be ...
When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...
CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and now’s the ...