Growing your own peaches is easier than it seems. No fruit embodies the essence of summer quite like the peach, particularly when it is harvested from one's own garden. While cultivating peach trees ...

Learn how and when to plant fruit trees in your home garden—and how to maintain them for the optimal yield After the decisions of where and what kind of tree to plant, deciding when to plant is much ...

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 ...

Growing a peach tree from a pit lets you enjoy the fun of raising a tree, even though it won’t match the parent fruit. Starting with a clean, dried pit and giving the seed a cold rest helps it sprout ...

BOISE, Idaho — You’ve probably noticed that the tree buds are swelling earlier than usual due to our mild winter. So what does that mean for home fruit growers? Garden master Jim Duthie shares tips ...

If you've spent years nurturing a peach tree only to never get any fruit, it might just be that you need to adjust the growing environment you're providing. There needs to be some specific conditions ...

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - As I look at my fig tree that is indeed beginning to send up some shoots from the ground, it is obvious that I will not be harvesting any figs this year. Then I go to ...

Your peach tree (Prunus persica) was the pride of your backyard this past summer. You enjoyed picking the peaches, sharing them with friends and family, and watching that little corner of your yard ...

I was eating lunch with a group of “gentlemen farmers” the other day who were discussing their expectations from their fruit trees. Figs, plums, pears, blueberries, peaches and more were discussed.

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.

As I look at my fig tree that is indeed beginning to send up some shoots from the ground, it is obvious I will not be harvesting any figs this year. Then I go to my peach tree that the freeze killed ...