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 ...

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” ...

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 ...

If you've already harvested the last of the fruit crop from your trees you might be wondering if there's anything else you need to do in November. Fruit trees start to enter their dormant phase around ...

11:26, Fri, Jul 18, 2025 Updated: 12:13, Fri, Jul 18, 2025 At this time of year, gardeners are beginning to get the benefit of all their hard work, with salad crops and many other vegetables coming ...

Folks seem to think that fruit trees are hard to grow and have too many bugs and diseases. Well, it’s just not true — unless you are listening to the wrong advice. Here’s a simple tutorial. Assuming ...

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 ...

A guide to when and how to prune fan-trained fruit trees for healthy trees and bumper crops, including tips for training ...