Unfortunately, many pests love fruit trees and can easily damage leaves and spoil harvests. However, there are ways to get rid of these problematic visitors—without using harmful pesticides. For ...

A good rule of thumb is to get potted fruit trees in the ground at least 4 to 6 weeks before your fall frost date. In a mild ...

A courtyard garden with a variety of fruit trees growing - Ruizluquepaz/Getty Images It's common for gardening practices to be handed down from one generation to the next and many tried and true ...

Two insects tend to be the most prevalent pests in our area’s fruit trees: the codling moth (apples) and the western cherry fruit fly (cherries). Both create “wormy” fruit, and both, once the “worm” ...

The colder months mean dormancy for most fruit trees, but with these steps, you can prepare them for cold snaps so they can bounce back in spring.

The trunks of your fruit trees are prone to frost cracks and sun scald in the winter. Wrap them in this affordable, ...

After a few years of watching and waiting for a peach tree I planted to bear fruit, it finally did this year. Unfortunately, it was unable to produce during those first few years because of peach leaf ...

As leaves fall and nights draw in, a quiet garden tactic is gathering pace across allotments and back gardens. Across the country, growers are slipping ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Every year, my stone fruit trees sprout a comforting number of cherries, plums, and peaches. But by the time I should be harvesting, 90% of it is gone ...

These fruit tree companion plants naturally help reduce weeds, deter pests, attract pollinators, and more. Companion planting vegetables with certain other plants can deter garden pests and make ...

Cline said new invasive pests are frequently found in California and “we do have increasing pest pressure and an increasing rate of the number of invasive species that do actually get detected every ...