To prune or not to prune? When it comes to zucchini, a little pruning goes a long way, but it's a good idea not to skip it.

5 things to do in the garden this week: A farmer checks the avocado fruit for ripen and disease blemish during harvest season. Fruit. If you have a fruit tree that’s tall enough to require more than a ...

Some trees grow into a nice shape at a measured rate with little help from the tree-planter. But most young trees benefit from some selected pruning cuts — especially in the first two to five years — ...

When pruning perennials in the spring, leave a few woody stems 8-10" tall for native bees to use this season for nesting. When pruning perennials in the spring, leave a few woody stems 8-10" tall for ...

What’s the hardest thing, psychologically, for normally reasonable gardeners to do? For decades I have extolled folks to adopt some very straightforward and rewarding horticultural practices which, on ...

I find that fruits and vegetables grown at home taste particularly good. Prune fruit trees in our area between late February and early March before the buds begin to swell. The branching habits are ...