Growing your own peaches is easier than it seems. No fruit embodies the essence of summer quite like the peach, particularly when it is harvested from one's own garden. While cultivating peach trees ...

Anyone can grow a peach tree in any climate - provided you grow it in a container so you can move it indoors when needed.

Nothing screams summer like biting into a ripe, juicy peach, a stone fruit that’s typically harvested in the United States from May through late September. While you can buy peaches at farmers markets ...

First, fruit tree catalogs that sell bare-root trees almost always have a better varietal selection than local nurseries that may only be able to have a few different varieties in stock.

Do you have a gardening question? The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County can help. Our volunteers are part of the University of California’s Cooperative Extension program and we are trained to ...

Considering buying a bare root fruit tree? Here's all your bare root answers, plus tips on planting.

How long does it take to grow a peach tree from a pit? Peach trees typically grow 18 to 24 inches a year, but it can take three to five years before they produce fruit.

To many gardeners, January is shopping season. Every day, it seems, we find a new seed or plant catalog in our mailboxes (both snail and e-mail). These catalogs offer a wealth of information on all ...