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While the perfect timing may vary by region, this time of year has the best temperature, soil, and moisture conditions for a ...
Meyer lemons are juicy additions to the garden, but you do have to know how to prune them to optimize fruit production.
Most trees with long, flexible branches, such as apple, cherry, fig, peach, pear, plum and quince lend themselves nicely to ...
Water a young plum tree abundantly when the topsoil gets dry—this will help it develop a strong root system. “Manual watering ...
There’s one notable caveat: For the best results, you should opt for a citrus tree. “Meyer lemon and key lime citrus trees ...
Most trees with long, flexible branches, such as apple, cherry, fig, peach, pear, plum and quince lend themselves nicely to the espalier method. Even ornamental trees like magnolia, firethorn and ...
Most fruit trees require full sun, which means at least 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight every day to fruit, but they'll fruit ...
If your tree’s looking worse for wear in the spring – lacking verdancy or showing stunted growth – it might benefit from an ...
Planting fruit trees on farms improves dietary quality, according to new research from Malawi that tracked nearly 1,000 ...
When considering which trees to plant in your garden, one variety tends to grow at a faster rate than most, and produces lovely flowers in the springtime, too.
Here are three projects that you may want to add to your to-do list this fall: “Many people don’t realize that early fall is ...
Hummingbird and butterfly traffic to these flowers is usually heavy, especially with zebra longwings, the state butterfly.