Here are some handy tips to help you judge how much water your trees really need and how to make sure fruit trees always get ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Watering fruit trees correctly helps them grow strong roots, produce better fruit, and survive changing seasons. As temperatures ...

Q: We moved into our home a year ago in January, and had only three delicious peaches from two existing trees. We redid our yard with a new drip system and rocks a few months ago. As I have no real ...

CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and now’s the ...

There's a right (and a wrong time) to water. By winter, most plants in the garden have gone to sleep for the season. But certain trees are still putting on a show with their beautiful evergreen ...

Q: I have Brown Turkey figs that are 10 and 12 years old. This year the fruit is large, but as they are lightly purpling up, the skin has wrinkled, and the fruit is very dry within. Some were black, ...

I still can’t read the weather gods well enough to predict what our weather is going to be for the next few weeks, but we are close to planting time. There is a lot of interest in adding fruit trees ...

Many homeowners harbor secret dreams of planting an orchard and becoming more self-sufficient. The cost of fresh fruit can be ...

I recently wrote about pomegranate trees and the fact that although they can survive without irrigation, they will benefit from two or three soakings per month during the summer. In response to this ...

Gardening is a perpetual adventure. You never know what you might discover. A seedling that you have never seen before suddenly appears. Is it friend or foe? Will it bear interesting flowers or be ...