Up against tariff threats, here's how to shop (and grow) Canadian fruits and vegetables
Large suppliers are touting their local produce as small operators find ways to grow even subtropical specialties here in the ...
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 ...
Want to grow perfect apples? Master Gardener has advice
My hero is Larry Enter. Enter is a Master Gardener from Watertown who grows perfect apples on his 155 trees. Apples from my two trees turn out…let’s just say “less than perfect.” Enter ...
Why kumquat is an excellent choice for an ornamental tree with all-year interest
An excellent choice for a small ornamental tree with year-round interest is the kumquat or one of its hybrids, which do not ...
Fort Bend Herald4d
Educate yourself on how to select fruit trees
Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of ...
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 ...
Homes and Gardens on MSN4d
How to grow an apple tree from seed – go from core to tree in 5 simple steps
The main question is why you would grow an apple tree from seed. It requires a great deal of patience and represents a big ...
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 ...
Apple farmers find success in new precision growing techniques just over the SC border
TK Family Farm in Polk County, NC, has found success using precision and high-density growing techniques at its orchard that ...
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 ...
Farm and Dairy10d
Improving apple varieties was a major endeavor for settlers
Paul Locher explains how valuable apples were on the frontier of Ohio Country in the early 1800s, and how settlers improved ...