Apples, plums, and other fruit trees don’t need as much fertilizer as fast-growing vegetables that complete their entire lifecycle in a single season. However, fruit trees that are growing slowly or ...

Aim to fertilize fruit trees in spring or early summer. This timing allows the trees to absorb nutrients they can use for new growth and fruit production, says Lauren St. Germain Kidd, the owner of ...

Whether you have a miniature fruit tree or a full blown orchard, these edible additions to your yard are a simple way to start growing your own crops (plus they're blossom is sure to be a beautiful ...

Most young fruit trees need at least a few years of growth before they're mature enough to bloom and set fruit. The male flowers on a Sensation box elder add color and beauty to the spring landscape.

Homegrown cherries taste just as good as their blossoms look.

After a wet February, March might even bring more rain, hopefully tapering off by month’s end. Meanwhile, start your summer vegetable garden seeds. Watch for peach and apple and plum trees to bud and ...

Our landscape also needs to eat. Should we feed our trees and shrubs or wait until spring? One expert, Jerry Somalski, owner of Bay Landscaping near Bay City, says we absolutely want to fertilize ...

March is here. It is usually the start of our dry season, but we are heading into the season in a serious drought.

Growing your own peaches is easier than it seems.

You get a better bang for the buck if you fertilize your lawn in the fall. That’s the message from Ricky Kemery, local gardening expert and Purdue Horticulture Extension Educator, retired, who says ...