During the summer, many of us notice yellow-orange spots on the leaves of their ornamental pear trees. These spots begin in the late spring on the upper surface of leaves, approximately 1/8- to ...

Last year in one of your articles, you talked about rust disease on plants, and as I remember, you mentioned there was something we could do in the spring to help us protect our plants against this ...

Last year my Bradford pear’s leaves were covered with rust fungus. What can I do this year to prevent that from happening again? CS You are correct. It seems like rust disease was everywhere last ...

A. Your pear tree has scab disease — a fungus disease that affects both pears and apples. It can be controlled by spraying a good fungicide (like daconil) three or four times in the spring. Spray when ...

The way you prune a pear tree, and the time you do it, can significantly impact both the health of the tree and the amount of fruit you can expect to enjoy.

If you have trouble with fungal or bacterial diseases in your garden, Bordeaux mixture may be able to help. For example, if you grow roses, you may have problems with diseases such as anthracnose, ...