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 ...

Question: Our peach tree is starting to bloom, and usually sets fruits, but only a few if any are ever edible due to insects and rot. What should we do to get good fruits? Answer: One blessing of a ...

Horticultural oils can be used as a dormant spray on fruit trees to proactively control overwintering insects and diseases. Dormant oil sprays should be applied in late March or April before the ...

Q: Last year, my plum tree didn’t have any fruit at all. This spring, it has so many plums that I’m afraid the branches may break! Why? A: This phenomenon is called alternate-year bearing and is very ...