Fruit and vegetables • The vegetable garden is all about preparation at this time of year. Prepare vegetable seed beds for ...

‘The best time to plant bare-root fruit trees like apples is towards the end of winter or the first half of spring, once the ...

The call of the wild overwhelmed me in January. I gave every tree and shrub in our yard a haircut, a rainy season task that ...

Gardeners are being urged to resist the temptation of tidying up their gardens, especially when it comes to a rotting tree ...

Apple season may be over but the work isn’t, farmers are busy in the winter months preparing for spring. Marshall Saunders ...

Gardeners who have a tree stump rotting in their garden have been issued an urgent warning not to touch it or remove it. At ...

With rain and high winds moving into the Valley Tuesday, Northern California utility companies are gearing up. Both PG&E and SMUD prepare by maintaining their equipment and managing vegetation. “That ...

Even though the 2025 hurricane season doesn’t start until June, now is the right time to check the health and safety of the ...

The only thing you can do catastrophically wrong is to remove all the 2-year-old wood on apples, pears, and European plums.

While everyone loves a prospect, growers should do their due diligence before moving in a different direction with new almond ...

Stephen Martinek, of Sugarcreek Twp., planted six apple trees on his farm in 2015. After nearly 10 years of learning and growing, he’s hosting his first public cider pour at Joui Wine in downtown ...