In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.

For avocado trees, Di Lallo recommends a typical houseplant potting soil with some added perlite or pumice to promote aeration. When it comes to the perfect container, an unglazed terracotta pot will ...

Discover the secrets of crafting your own tree pruner and fruit picker in this step-by-step tutorial. Perfect for gardening ...

As it ripens through summer, protecting fruit and nuts from squirrels, birds and perhaps other wildlife can be daunting, and may seem futile.

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about crape myrtles, summer vegetables, lemon trees, tomato plants, indoor palms and ...

I am a certified fig fanatic, hosting 15 named containerized varietals in my backyard and anticipating my first harvest by ...

We saw some dieback in trees coming out of winter. In some cases, it is environmental stress from drought stress and winter ...

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about caring for nun’s orchids, crape myrtles, sago, Mysore raspberry, mango trees, pineapple plants and controlling beggarweed ...

LEM has been discovered not only in Brevard County, but also in Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and several other Florida counties.

The correct way to prune citrus — which is best done right after fruiting finishes in midwinter or at the same time as other fruit trees — is “interior pruning, from the inside out, taking ...

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

GARDENING Three fruit trees that you must prune in March if you want to get the big harvest of the year in the summer With Spring around the corner, plants, trees and shrubs will soon be bursting ...