Aim to fertilize fruit trees in spring or early summer. This timing allows the trees to absorb nutrients they can use for new growth and fruit production, says Lauren St. Germain Kidd, the owner of ...

Growing fruit trees in your garden can give you a bounty of delicious and fresh homegrown fruit superior to any you get in stores. Fertilizing your fruit trees helps keep the plant healthy and ...

Most young fruit trees need at least a few years of growth before they're mature enough to bloom and set fruit. The male flowers on a Sensation box elder add color and beauty to the spring landscape.

Dreaming of harvesting peaches, plums, apples or figs from your own backyard? Growing delicious homegrown fruit starts with ...

5 things to do in the garden this week: 1. Begin to fertilize citrus trees now for maximum flowering and fruit development. Jack Christensen, who authored the things to do column for many years until ...

Yes, you can grow fresh fruit on your balcony.

Effective pruning also maintains a healthy and vibrant tree, boosts fruit production, and protects against pests and diseases ...

When Tom Spellman began lecturing on fruit trees more than two decades ago, his audience skewed primarily older with lots of people in their 60s and 70s. In recent years, that’s started to change.

University of Florida researchers are using a combination of individual protective covers and plant growth regulators to help ...

When Tom Spellman began lecturing on fruit trees more than two decades ago, his audience skewed primarily older with lots of people in their 60s and 70s. In recent years, that’s started to change.