From pruning and spraying to cutting back and attacking slugs, February is full of important chores for the attentive gardener.
I sat down with Russell Norton a horticulture and agriculture educator with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and started by asking him: why do we prune?
Lots of homeowners will plant a few fruit trees in the back yard in hopes of harvesting delicious tasting fruit! We often ...
Learn how to stake up citrus trees when you plant them to avoid wind damage and leaning trunks. While most trees, including ...
The dormant season is the perfect time to plant fruit and nut trees in East Texas. With the cooler temperatures, planting now ...
Ornamental and fruit‐bearing trees will begin to bloom this month in home gardens and along the Blossom Trail in eastern ...
Citrus is conveniently seasonable when not much other fruit is available from home gardens through winter, but they seem like ...
The dormant season is a great time to sow flower seeds, establish trees and shrubs, and get started on the vegetable garden.
Apples are the most accommodating and long lived of fruit trees, and they cope with our wet climate quite well. There are ...
Blackberries are available either as dormant plants, typically bare root, or as actively growing potted plants. Dormant and ...
Grafting fruit trees - combining two or more different trees into one - is a fun undertaking for gardeners. Here's everything ...
Winter dormancy has advantages. It facilitates acquisition and establishment of bare root stock, and winter dormant pruning.