Peach trees are generally considered easy to grow—but that doesn't mean you can skip pruning. Pruning is an essential step in ensuring that your tree produces as much quality fruit as possible and can ...

Feeding fruit and nut trees is a priority this month. Spread three mugsful of 20.10.10 fertiliser around the root area of the ...

• Before the heat and dry air of spring and summer, update your irrigation system to in-line drip, flexible tubing with ...

Western Oregon: Prune fall-bearing raspberries (in late-February or early-March). Plant windowsill container garden of herbs ...

From pruning and planting to propagating, discover the essential February gardening jobs to do outdoors and in ...

The weather has warmed above last week's freezing temperatures. But it's still winter and your garden is susceptible to freezes. What you should know.

February is an ideal time to prune because the garden is waking up, and as the new growth comes through, it can be hard to ...

While February is a great month for pruning, that will also be affected by weather. The weather can dictate when plants begin breaking dormancy. Too many days with 50- to 60-degree temperatures can ...

February gardens yearn for Spring. The Short days of January get brighter every day until springs break. It is also our best month for snow, yet flowers bloom ...

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?

Then too, trees are self-pruning. Wind events such as those we have experienced this winter prune trees: Dead limbs and ...