Learn how to know when to pick apples and enjoy perfectly flavored fruit ready for eating, cooking or making into cider.

Discover the secrets of crafting your own tree pruner and fruit picker in this step-by-step tutorial. Perfect for gardening ...

Autumn brings yearly anticipation of ripe pears and apples. But how do you know when it’s the right time to pull them off the ...

Pear trees require fertilizer when they are young and when the soil lacks essential nutrients. For young trees, a balanced ...

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As fall settles in and temperatures start to drop, safeguarding fruit trees from frost becomes an essential responsibility ...

It may take more than one visit to pick all the apples of a tree, and that is because not all the fruits will ripen at the same time. When they ripen depends on the amount of light they get. Start ...

If you want a maple tree, be prepared to treat the tree with an iron supplement as it ages and shows symptoms. Maples also ...

The best time to prune depends on the type of tree. Spring-flowering trees (dogwoods, redbuds, ornamental cherries) should be ...

There are three key nutrients that all plants need – nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium – but in different amounts. So finding fertiliser that suits all your plants might seem tricky, but there is a ...

Alongside apple picking, visitors are invited to enter the Vermont Apple Photo Contest by posting photos on Instagram with ...