Pruning fruit trees during fall is generally a bad idea. Instead, trim them in late winter or early spring, when the trees are dormant. However, you can still remove dry, damaged, or dead branches in ...

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

An abundance of varieties, each with a different texture, taste and colour, is available to plant in even the smallest garden ...

I make Pflaumenkuchen in the early fall when autumn plums, also known as Italian prune plums or blue plums, are in season.

UC Davis researchers in the Department of Plant Sciences have laid the foundation for understanding the genes that control the ripening process in plums. Po-Kai Huang, a postdoctoral scholar, ...

What's the link between dried fruit and blood sugar? Why portion size, fiber, and glycemic index matter, and how to enjoy dried fruit while minimizing its impacts on your blood sugar.

Homegrown rhubarb should produce stalks in shades of pink, red and green by summer, but there's an important job gardeners ...

We planted the fig tree in 2018, but this is the first year we have had such a harvest,” Vicki Harris told me when I visited ...

October is a busy month in the pruning calendar, with many plants needing to be cut back to ensure they return next year ...

Cover asparagus and rhubarb beds with a mulch of manure or compost. Store garden supplies and fertilizers in a safe, dry ...

Correct pruning of raspberry bushes is essential. Pruning produces higher yields, helps control diseases and facilitates harvesting and other maintenance chores.

Trimming your fruit trees at the wrong time can reduce the tree's total fruit production, its tolerance for cold weather, and ...