From pruning and spraying to cutting back and attacking slugs, February is full of important chores for the attentive gardener.
This is the ideal month to prune fruit trees, and we are loading up on local favorites here at the garden center. Fruit Tree Timeline is a chart I put ...
Is your fruit tree looking sick or bearing bad fruit? Fruit tree diseases are common: Here's how to identify the problem so ...
To start a chaste tree from seed, collect and extract the seed from mature fruit in the fall. Plant it in a container filled ...
For home fruit growers, it is time to apply annual dormant oil application on selected fruit trees. This is probably one of ...
And before I can bring those precious and juicy plants to dishes, they were already munched by aphids, fruit flies, caterpillars, and countless nuisance bugs. So, I’ve spent a large amount of time ...
Flecking is a common early sign that an ash tree might be infested with emerald ash borer (EAB), an invasive insect. EAB is the most damaging threat to Wisconsin trees, killing more than 99% of ...
Fruit trees need to be grown in the right conditions if they're to flower and fruit to their full potential. Bare-root fruit trees are generally cheaper to buy than potted trees, and the time to buy ...
Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening. While the genetically edited tree has only been ...
THE object of this little volume is to provide gardeners and allotment-holders with a simple account of the commoner insect and fungoid pests. The descriptions of the various harmful species ...
Biosecurity NZ says it is making good progress in its response after an Oriental fruit fly was found in South Auckland. The insect is considered one of the most "destructive and widespread" of all ...