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The Worst Thing You Can Do When Planting Fruit Trees, According To Our Master Gardener
Hoping to grow juicy lemons, plump pears, or crisp apples in your backyard? Our master gardener warns you to be wary of this ...
Things to do in the garden this week
Sow celery and celeriac seeds indoors now to produce vegetable garden transplants later in spring. Sow seeds of slow-growing ...
When apple trees fail to bear
The apple crop was extremely variable this year. Some trees produced beautiful crops of apples while others produced a small crop or, in some cases, a crop of very small apples. There were also ...
It’s time for winter maintenance on apple trees. Here’s what you need to know
For apple scab, do one spray now while the tree is dormant and the tips of the buds are green. Spray again later in winter ...
The News-Gazette2d
In the Garden | Season's buds
With most trees and shrubs virtually naked this time of year, there can often be few observable signs of life among the ...
These garden tasks need to be done soon in North Texas, but to get ahead of yourself
This is the time to prune evergreen shrubs, but try to avoid formal shearing whenever possible. It’s best to allow shrubs to ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat3d
Can fruit trees thrive in Sonoma County growing in containers
All kinds of tasty fruit can be grown in containers in small spaces, from dwarf citrus to cherries, apples, pomegranates, ...
Avoid apple problems through sanitation
Two problems commonly associated with apple trees plague growers: apple scab and apple maggots. It is too late for remedial action at this time of year but what you do now can affect next ...
Ideal Home on MSN4d
What trees to plant in February — 5 of the best fruit and ornamental varieties you should be planting now
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 ...
The News & Advance5d
Apple season comes to an end. Here's how it went.
Apple season may be over but the work isn’t, farmers are busy in the winter months preparing for spring. Marshall Saunders ...
Dayton Daily News8d
Growing apples for a decade has local farmer ready to launch ciderworks: ‘You should be able to taste the earth that it came out of’
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 ...
In the February garden, take these steps to protect plants from erosion before rains
• Before the heat and dry air of spring and summer, update your irrigation system to in-line drip, flexible tubing with ...