To get a bumper crop of fruit on your citrus trees, you must provide fertilizer at the right times. These trees are heavy feeders that need more nutrients than they can get from the soil to produce ...

Blueberries do best with an acid fertilizer. Now (Feb.) is the time to fertilize fruit trees and bushes. Photo courtesy of the LSU AgCenter Fertilize grape vines, hardy fruit trees, such as apple, ...

Established fruit trees don't need to be fertilized much besides annual compost, say OSU Extension master gardeners. Photo of Sweet Tango apples provided by the Regents of the University of Minnesota.

Q: If I place mulch around trees, how can I fertilize them around the dripline? Isn’t the mulch in the way? A: When we talk about watering and fertilizing at or around the dripline of a tree, we are ...

Grow more fruit by following these must-know tips for boosting fruit tree health. Select a fruit tree variety for your climate and plant it in full sun. Pruning, thinning fruit, and watering during ...

Growing your own peaches is easier than it seems.

Blueberry bushes are relatively compact and do not occupy as much space as fruit trees, so they fit into almost any situation. They are attractive, and they don't require a lot of spraying for insect ...

We are fortunate to be able to grow many different types of plants here in Tucson. We have a nearly tropical climate, but we do get some freezes in the winter. This allows us to grow a wide range of ...

Winter is tough on fruit trees. Very cold temperatures, heavy snow or ice, pests, and diseases can leave you with damaged or unproductive plants the next year. But if you take the time to winterize ...

When Tom Spellman began lecturing on fruit trees more than two decades ago, his audience skewed primarily older with lots of people in their 60s and 70s. In recent years, that’s started to change.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: @solarpunkfarmer/ TikTok Growing your own fruit trees — as many people who have tried it can attest to — is easier ...