Image caption: Phenotypic distribution and correlation between Max and AUDPC for (A) peach rust and (B) apricot rust. Distributions of Max are shown at the top of each graph, while the distributions ...

If you have peach or nectarine trees, winter is the time to spray them to prevent peach leaf curl. Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that attacks peaches and nectarines. It appears in spring, ...

Q: I am cleaning out my garage and have realized that I have too many containers of garden chemicals — herbicides, insecticides, fertilizers, etc. How do I decide what to keep and what to get rid of?

Although the sun’s angle, the turning back of the clocks, and the stunning fall color suggest that it is definitely fall, it feels a bit like a second spring– in fact I found a few blossoms on my ...

Storms of November are marching upon the North Coast. But this doesn’t mean we can forget about gardening. There are always a few good days between swollen cloudbursts that allow us to get the garden ...

Q: I am cleaning out my garage and have realized that I have too many containers of garden chemicals – herbicides, insecticides, fertilizers, etc. How do I decide what to keep and what to get rid of?

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 ...

If your lilacs are looking rough right now, it is probably lilac leaf spot, a relatively new fungal disease in Minnesota. Symptoms typically appear from July to September. Leaves turn yellow, then ...

Most gardeners are aware of plant diseases that can wreak havoc in their gardens. If you grow fruit trees, you may be confronted with curled, reddened peach leaves (peach leaf curl fungus). If you ...

A holy night for people of the Catholic faith is facing more challenges than usual this year, as Thursday marks the start of a two-day observance at a shrine that typically sees tens of thousands of ...

CHICAGO — WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including how to empower young pollinators, managing peach leaf curl, how to properly use neem oil and more. Got ...