Gardeners have been told to 'leave a dead tree in situ' and not to tidy up their gardens, as experts reveal the ways in which ...

Growers install netting primarily to protect fruit, but the move also saves a lot of water. Hannes Laubscher of United Exports estimated the savings at 15 percent. It allows them to cut back on ...

This type of tree is the ideal one for you to grow in the garden but it's important to plant it before the end of the month.

Sowing seeds, feeding, mulching and pruning are high on the agenda in February – it's a prime time to prepare the garden for ...

‘The best time to plant bare-root fruit trees like apples is towards the end of winter or the first half of spring, once the ...

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

TK Family Farm in Polk County, NC, has found success using precision and high-density growing techniques at its orchard that ...

With rain and high winds moving into the Valley Tuesday, Northern California utility companies are gearing up. Both PG&E and SMUD prepare by maintaining their equipment and managing vegetation. “That ...

The only thing you can do catastrophically wrong is to remove all the 2-year-old wood on apples, pears, and European plums.

While everyone loves a prospect, growers should do their due diligence before moving in a different direction with new almond ...

Stephen Martinek, of Sugarcreek Twp., planted six apple trees on his farm in 2015. After nearly 10 years of learning and growing, he’s hosting his first public cider pour at Joui Wine in downtown ...

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