Apply feather meal in early spring under the drip line, lightly cultivating it into the top few inches of soil. Its ...

The best time to prune most fruit trees is in late winter or early spring, says Boersma, while the tree is still dormant, but before the buds start swelling. “That way, you're not exposing fresh cuts ...

You should lift and move plum trees in early spring before the active growth period. There is always a risk that your tree might not survive the move, particularly for larger, older trees, so ...

Commercial fruit tree growers are diligent in pruning apple trees in late spring to improve fall harvest. Pruning to encourage branching to go outward rather than upward gives growing fruit more ...

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

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 ...

As a result, trees’ sense of seasonality is scrambled. And instead of reliable peaches and plums, we’re getting fruit chaos. It may not happen every year, but it’s happening more frequently.