If you want to plant a fruit tree in your backyard to grow your own apples or pears, consider whether you'll need more than ...

AGRICULTURAL AND FARM NEWS By Nathan Winter Extension Educator – Agricultural Productions Systems McLeod/Meeker County The spring time weather will soon be heading our way. Prune apple ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

A: Some eager growth with this warm spell is certainly a possibility, and it could be harmed by another freeze because, after ...

Tru-Cape producers are optimistic about the apple and pear harvest, which promises a good yield thanks to favorable ...

The Green Thumb Garden Club of Collegedale/Ooltewah will meet for the first time this year on Monday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Chestnut Hall (in the Commons), 4950 Swinyar Dr. in Collegedale. ... more ...

The first step to quickly transforming your yard into an orchard is selecting trees that fruit between one and five years.

Cut branches forced into bloom can help add sunshine to those gloomy winter days and it is not hard to coax many into flower. Branches from cherry, plum, forsythia, apple, ...

You don’t need to own an orchard or live in the tropics to grow fresh fruit. You can grow dwarf fruit trees even if you have a small yard.

Azaleas are hardy here, and so are likely to survive the recent freeze. Wait until spring, when new growth emerges, to prune ...