CORVALLIS – Just when you’re ready for a long winter’s nap, it’s time to tend your fruit trees. If you don’t, chances are they’ll struggle in the coming season. Giving them attention now helps ward ...

Dreaming of harvesting peaches, plums, apples or figs from your own backyard? Growing delicious homegrown fruit starts with ...

Peach leaf curl, citrus blast and brown rot of citrus fruit are diseases common in Butte County. Fortunately, all three can be prevented or reduced with fall and winter spraying. Peach leaf curl is a ...

The most effective way to care for tree fruit diseases is for both commercial and homeowner level gardeners to know when to spray fungicides and herbicides. Often, a tree is infected long before ...

A winter garden is an excellent way for gardeners to keep themselves busy and extend the growing season. But the problem is that many plants go dormant in winter, so finding a cold-hardy fruit tree ...

Caring for fruit-bearing trees comes down to a few simple tips.

When the apple and cherry trees start to bloom we know that spring has finally arrived. Fruit trees are wonderful additions to the home landscape, both as fruit producers and ornamental blooming trees ...

Effective pruning also maintains a healthy and vibrant tree, boosts fruit production, and protects against pests and diseases ...

What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? Answer: Finding half a worm. Modern pesticides and strict inspection policies have made finding a codling moth larva, or worm, in an apple from a ...

Q: I would like a Gala apple tree to match my two Anna apple trees. They are about 12 feet apart. How far from them can I plant the Gala tree, and will there be a problem with cross-pollination or ...

Just when you’re ready for a long winter’s nap, it’s time to tend your fruit trees. If you don’t, chances are they’ll struggle in the coming season. Giving them attention now helps ward off insects ...