Protecting your peach tree in winter ensures healthy growth and a strong fruit harvest when the warm weather returns. Wrap trunks and crowns with breathable materials, apply thick mulch, and water ...

Peach trees often fall prey to bacterial spot disease, which riddles the leaves with holes and, in advanced stages, causes complete defoliation of the tree. It also affects fruit quality and can't ...

If you have a peach tree, this may not be your year for peach ice cream. After an especially wet spring, many trees are afflicted with peach leaf curl, a fungal disease. “It’s mostly a leaf disease, ...

Peach trees are generally considered easy to grow—but that doesn't mean you can skip pruning. Pruning is an essential step in ensuring that your tree produces as much quality fruit as possible and can ...

Every summer, gardeners all over the country are rewarded with fresh, juicy peaches. But if your tree is lacking this season, it may be because of how often you're watering it. Peach trees need moist ...

Our often-wet springs bring with them the perfect conditions for many plant diseases. While moist weather can create conditions for diseases on many plants, sick trees in the landscape tend to draw ...

Q: When should I be dormant spraying my fruit trees? Earlier this year I asked about peach leaf curl on my peach tree and was told that prevention in the form of at least two dormant sprays was the ...

Try the new Rodeo Tomato STM2255 in your garden this spring. It is a determinate selection with a long list of disease resistances and large bright red fruit. They are available at area nurseries now.

Question: Our peach tree produced a good crop this year. When does it need pruning and what care is needed to continue good production? Answer: Congratulations on a great crop of fruit. Early-fruiting ...