When summer ends, you look forward to closing shop on gardening in the fall. But do your trees need additional fertilizer?

ANSWER: If you have a winter lawn — in other words, one that has been overseeded — you should fertilize it every 30 days with a cold-weather fertilizer. But if you have a winter dormant lawn that will ...

First, know when fertilizer is NOT needed. If your trees and shrubs look healthy and are growing, fertilizer is not needed. During drought, if plants are suffering from lack of water, withhold ...

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 ...

Most landscape trees do not need fertilizer. It’s better to focus on watering and mulching to help your trees grow. Instead ...

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 ...

Our weather has been about what you can expect during the month of April — cool one week, exceptionally warm a few days later. Remember that with the unusually warm weather experienced a few days ago, ...

I do believe the blast of cold air that came through the area the last few nights finally put our landscape plants to rest for the winter. At least we shouldn't have to worry about mowing the lawn ...

Fertilizing your garden, whether growing flowers or veggies, perennials or annuals, is all about getting the right amount of nutrients at the right time.

For some interesting reason, people like to fertilize plants in August and September. They also like to fertilize plants that are performing poorly —without determining the cause. Don’t fertilize any ...