Sanitary pruning is okay to do during the fall months; Vasylchyshyna recommends only removing dry, damaged, or dead branches. "They can become a shelter for pests hiding in bark cracks during winter,” ...

Growing your own fruit trees can be extremely rewarding, but it won't like turn out the way you hope when it comes to apple trees. Here's why.

The best time to prune depends on the type of tree. Spring-flowering trees (dogwoods, redbuds, ornamental cherries) should be pruned soon after flowering is over. These trees set flower buds in the ...

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 ...

Fall is here, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to pack away the gardening gloves just yet. In fact, this season might be one of the best times to get your hands dirty. Carla Hrycyna, owner of St.

Succulents: Hen and chicks make the ideal fire-resistive plant. With other succulents, such as rockcress, Moss rose, Sedums like stonecrop can tumble among rocks for pretty garden spots that do not ...

Despite the weather getting cooler, there are plenty of crops that can be sown now for a bountiful harvest in the coming months.

Collecting orchard data with a drone and creating a task map per plot based on a vigour map. That was the starting point for precision farming company Aurea Imaging. But things can now be done much ...

Thirty degrees Celsius on the last day of September?! I’ll never get my garden put to bed at this rate. It’s just too beautiful out there. Nevertheless, time’s a-wasting and the work must be done!

Plagued by voles? Our Sask. gardening experts say cheap wooden snap traps baited with peanut butter with a raisin on top work well. Put them in a box with vole-sized holes so birds don't get trapped.

Navarro Vineyards & Winery in Philo isn’t just another pin on the wine country map – it’s the destination that makes you question why you’ve wasted time anywhere else. The tasting room beckons with ...

Photo courtesy of MD Tree Surgery. Marco DiGiacinto and his family moved to Fallon in 1982 when he went to work for a local tree trimming and pruning business. Within a year, his experience and ...