Q: Should I be spraying my apple trees now? They have had good apples but we have had more problems in the last couple of years with apple maggots. A: No, this is not the time to spray. You are in ...

After a few years of watching and waiting for a peach tree I planted to bear fruit, it finally did this year. Unfortunately, it was unable to produce during those first few years because of peach leaf ...

It is nearly time to begin spraying crab apples that are susceptible to apple scab (typically this disease affects older varieties of crab apples). If your tree's leaves become covered with black ...

CORVALLIS — From newly minted gardeners to avid urban farmers, everyone with a patch of land wants to grow an apple tree. Other fruits — pears, cherries, figs, plums — are desirable, too, but there’s ...

If caterpillars are eating your apples, they are almost certainly the larvae of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella). This is North America’s most important insect pest of apples, both in commercial ...

The almost-daily rain we had this spring really put a damper on fruit tree spraying. Pesticides work best if they are applied at least 24 hours before a rain. When a rain happens before the next spray ...

With winter's cold days and colder nights keeping us company, an afternoon sitting in front of the fire appeals to me. Instead, I spend a couple of hours raking up the leaves, twigs and deadfall ...

Gardeners given urgent warning to protect their plants and pollinators ahead of summer -Credit:Getty Gardeners have been warned not to spray their shrubs or trees during the crucial months of May and ...

If caterpillars are eating your apples, they are almost certainly the larvae of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella). This is North America’s most important insect pest of apples, both in commercial ...

Gardeners have been warned not to spray their shrubs or trees during the crucial months of May and June. This is a key period when crops are sprouting, bushes are bursting into bloom, and trees are ...