Agricultural experts are warning about a disease, sunblotch viroid (ASBVd), that can severely stunt avocado tree growth.

While global avocado production continues to rise, here in San Diego County — long one of the largest producers of avocados in the world— fewer and fewer are being grown. Jennifer and Kurt Bantle are ...

For a farmer or gardener, fruit trees offer a way to make food (and sometimes money) with a minimum of effort, especially when compared to growing annual vegetables. Mature trees can be fairly ...

With the height of hurricane season here, you should know how to minimize wind damage. Trees and shrubs can grow too large or unbalanced to be able to withstand windstorms so it is wise to learn how ...

Kithimani Magistrate's court has sentenced a man to 20 years' imprisonment for shooting a Kenya Power staff member with an arrow while on official duty. The court heard that Kioko Kavita shot Esau ...

Thursday, August 21, 2025 -Kithimani Magistrate's court has sentenced a man to 20 years' imprisonment for shooting a Kenya Power staff member with an arrow while on official duty. The court heard that ...

Having your neighbor's tree hang over your yard can be an eyesore or an irritation. But, who is responsible for trimming those overhanging branches? Is it your job or your neighbor's? Lucky for you, ...

Not long ago, while walking down Bethlehem Road in Jerusalem, I spotted a tree unlike any I had ever seen before. It had both pink and red flowers which, upon closer examination, belonged to the same ...

Q: We have a neighbor with an overgrown tree. We’ve tried everything to get her to trim it. She won’t do it, and it drops debris on our lawn and makes a mess of our house. What are our options? — Greg ...

Your guacamole was delicious, and now after eating the creamy, buttery fruit, you're staring at the slippery, oblong seed (many people refer to the center of the fruit as a pit, but it's really a seed ...