Pruning is "vital" for healthy peach trees, according to Michael Kenins, co-owner of Vista Tree Management and an ...

This is the time to prune evergreen shrubs, but try to avoid formal shearing whenever possible. It’s best to allow shrubs to ...

However, there are many things that can stand in the way of biting into a juicy peach or a crisp apple. One of these potential impediments is diseases, which, unfortunately, are all too common in ...

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Many people believe my job slows down during winter, thinking I have a “break.” In reality, winter can serve as a precursor to what is to come in ...

Apple season may be over but the work isn’t, farmers are busy in the winter months preparing for spring. Marshall Saunders ...

Fruit trees. Peach leaf curl, which affects both peaches and nectarines, is a devastating fungus disease. It appears on new ...

Peach seeds were carried in the pocket of a man who was forced to relocate to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears, and when he arrived in the Eufaula area, he planted them and grew an orchard. The variety ...

The signs read “Welcome to California” and “Agricultural Inspection, All Vehicles Prepare to Stop.” Along California’s borders with Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, border protection stations run by the ...

• Before the heat and dry air of spring and summer, update your irrigation system to in-line drip, flexible tubing with ...