A pair of pruning shears in March can decide the fate of an entire summer harvest. One careless cut can remove future fruit, ...

Pruning fruit trees at the right time directs the tree's energy towards producing a plentiful harvest. Cultivating fruit trees in your garden is incredibly fulfilling. They offer tasty, fresh fruit ...

Growing fruit trees in the backyard can mean delicious homemade jams, fruit cobblers, fresh-squeezed juice, and home-grown goodness to add to any meal. Enjoying the fruit is the easy part. Keeping ...

Crepe myrtles should be pruned while the tree is dormant. Learn the best time to prune a crepe myrtle and what happens if you ...

When is a good time to prune my fruit trees? Fall is absolutely the worst time for pruning fruit trees. The best time to prune fruit trees is when the trees are dormant, although under certain ...

Getting the timing wrong is one of the most common mistakes everyone makes when growing fruit trees. Some rush to plant and end up doing it at the wrong time. Others fertilize or water when it does ...

Tete-a-Tete Daffodils are dwarf daffodils (just 7 inches tall) that are the most likely to perennialize, or return year after year. Courtesy photo Time to pull on your gardening boots and get dirty in ...

Many people believe my job slows down during winter, thinking I have a “break.” In reality, winter can serve as a precursor to what is to come in spring. This is especially true when we start ...

You don't always have to wait for too long for a fruit harvest. You can plant these fast-growing trees in early spring for a ...

Lynn AlbertsonN.C. Cooperative Extension Cooperative Extension is hosting a Free Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop with N.C. State Fruit Tree Specialist, Dr. Mike Parker, from 9-11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb.

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