Growing fruit trees in your garden can give you a bounty of delicious and fresh homegrown fruit superior to any you get in stores. Fertilizing your fruit trees helps keep the plant healthy and ...

When summer ends, you look forward to closing shop on gardening in the fall. But do your trees need additional fertilizer?

Aim to fertilize fruit trees in spring or early summer. This timing allows the trees to absorb nutrients they can use for new growth and fruit production, says Lauren St. Germain Kidd, the owner of ...

Protecting your peach tree in winter ensures healthy growth and a strong fruit harvest when the warm weather returns. Wrap ...

Q: Is it too late to fertilize my nectarine tree with buds starting to form? Fertilizer instructions advise to apply it in early February before buds appear. A: No, it is not too late to fertilize ...

Q: Is there a recommended schedule for fertilizing fruit trees in the valley? Also for citrus and grapevines? The schedules I've read for each of these differ depending upon who wrote the article and ...

I was at a pool this week getting my exercise and looking forward to Friday the 13th. This is my three-month anniversary visit with my surgeon about my hip replacement surgery. Hopefully my ...

The best time to fertilize trees is early spring, after the trees have leafed out. In general, the least desirable time to fertilize is just before, or during, fruit growth. Fast acting, commercial ...

Gardening season has wrapped up for most people, but there are always questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service ...

Q: If I place mulch around trees, how can I fertilize them around the dripline? Isn’t the mulch in the way? A: When we talk about watering and fertilizing at or around the dripline of a tree, we are ...