If you want to plant a fruit tree in your backyard to grow your own apples or pears, consider whether you'll need more than ...

Tax exemptions provide an incentive to qualifying landowners to preserve their woodlands, but bills introduced in the Iowa ...

For apple scab, do one spray now while the tree is dormant and the tips of the buds are green. Spray again later in winter ...

My hero is Larry Enter. Enter is a Master Gardener from Watertown who grows perfect apples on his 155 trees. Apples from my two trees turn out…let’s just say “less than perfect.” Enter ...

With most trees and shrubs virtually naked this time of year, there can often be few observable signs of life among the ...

Make sure to cover sensitive plants lightly with straw or evergreen branches, and make sure your outdoor water faucets are winterized. Then sit back, make a fire and enjoy the brief winter wonderland ...

Last week, while I was going to town, a neighbor and friend from church asked me what I knew was an orange-like small tree ...

Arrange the remaining 8 date halves around the perimeter of the top of the cake. Serve right away, while the halwa floss is ...

In northern Uganda’s Pader district, farmers are working to preserve agricultural landscapes that have fed their communities ...

All kinds of tasty fruit can be grown in containers in small spaces, from dwarf citrus to cherries, apples, pomegranates, ...

Two problems commonly associated with apple trees plague growers: apple scab and apple maggots. It is too late for remedial action at this time of year but what you do now can affect next ...

Growers install netting primarily to protect fruit, but the move also saves a lot of water. Hannes Laubscher of United Exports estimated the savings at 15 percent. It allows them to cut back on ...