Watering fruit trees correctly helps them grow strong roots, produce better fruit, and survive changing seasons. As ...

Unlike garden beds with spring flowers or vegetable patches, fruit trees should not be given slow-release fertilizers or compost before winter. Unless soil test results suggest otherwise, fertilizing ...

A giant pumpkin starts off as the perfect seed. Growers choose seeds that have yielded large pumpkins in the past or test new ...

In this video, I prune our peach trees and mulch up all the fruit to stop pests (fruit fly) from infesting the orchard. Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in se ...

The mushrooms are probably one of the many kinds of harmless fungi that live in organic matter within or underneath the lawn.

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Roses declare themselves in gardens in BIG LETTERS. They can’t help it. It is in their DNA. There are very few plain vanilla ...

Fall foliage is a complicated thing. There’s not one plant gene that controls the entire process. Here's what to know about weather's impact on color.

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida residents about crinum lilies, herbs, pineapple, citrus, viburnum, ...

Left to break down completely, they become leaf mold — a dark, crumbly material that acts like compost and boosts soil health ...

Colorado Matters spoke with the head grower at Phelan Gardens in Colorado Springs to discuss the best tips on gardening in ...

In one of the most heavily deforested areas of the Amazon, farmers in the community of Mamuí are embracing a new agricultural ...