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

You've been nurturing a pear tree for years and it finally has an abundance of fruit. Knowing when to pluck the fruit for the ...

If your apples start developing a rich color, you may think you can just grab one and eat it; however, this is not the right way to tell if it's ripe.

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 ...

Determining when to harvest your watermelon begins weeks before the expected harvest time. You should check up on your melons ...

Supermarket apple juice contains fewer vitamins and minerals and often has added sugar. If you have a bountiful apple harvest ...

Avocados can be eaten at any time of day, with benefits when eaten at breakfast, lunch, dinner, or as a snack. They are best eaten when ripe rather than unripe or overripe.

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From plans for spring harvest to spacing tips to planting basics, there’s a steady stream of tasks to do and things to look ...

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If the crisp air has you craving a crunchy apple then you’re in luck. Michigan is home to an estimated 850 family-run apple farms. Grab your bushels, Michiganders, it’s time to go apple picking.

Smiling through the overwhelm of the huge late-season harvest, gardeners often deploy the genial phrase, “dealing with abundance.” Although mounds of produce is a gift like no other, it comes with a ...