Trees are an investment, so you want to give them what they need to grow and thrive. But you may assume that means you should fertilize a sapling as soon as you plant it. Although it may seem ...

Before plants leaf out for the spring, it’s a good idea to take some time for maintenance tasks in the garden. Here are two important items to put on your to-do list: pruning and fertilizing your ...

To ensure fruit trees receive optimal nutrients, they should be properly fertilized. Photo: GettyImages/ElenaTaurus To keep fruit trees healthy and ensure they bear ...

A jacaranda tree blooms with purple flowers. - Pulpitis/Getty Images When they're in full bloom, jacaranda trees are some of the most gorgeous flowering trees around. For gardeners and homeowners who ...

Fertilizing citrus trees late in the season makes them more susceptible to cold damage over the winter. (Susan Poag/The Times-Picayune archive) QUESTION: Is there any benefit to fertilizing lawns and ...

70’S TO MID 80’S. LET’S HEAD TO GROW IT GREEN. >> WELCOME TODAY’S GROW IT GREEN. WE ARE AT BROOKDALE FEW -- FRUIT FARM. NORMALLY, WHEN I THINK ABOUT FRUIT, I ASSUME I AM THINKING ABOUT SPRING TIME, ...

The application of fertilizer to trees and shrubs is not necessarily a routine to be followed automatically every spring and fall. Most trees and shrubs do well with only one application of fertilizer ...

It's not unusual for the same kind of tree in the same general area to grow at different rates. Q: I have a row of eleven 6-foot-tall 'Cleveland Select' pear trees where two of them are not as robust ...

As a Summit Daily News reader, you make our work possible. Summit Daily is embarking on a multiyear project to digitize its archives going back to 1989 and make them available to the public in ...

Pennsylvania has a new set of rules aimed at preventing unnecessary lawn fertilizers from polluting waterways. Signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf July 11, the bipartisan legislation regulates what ...