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Scarab beetles, particularly in their larval stage known as white grubs, have emerged as a serious threat to horticultural ...
If you want a green lawn, water frequently during periods of heat and drought stress. Irrigate a quarter inch four to six ...
The soil pH in many home gardens is too acidic for peach trees to thrive and needs to be raised to around 6.5. Repeat the soil test every two to three years, adding additional amendments as needed.
The peach trees are just roped and loaded," said Todd Beck, owner of Beck's Harvest House, one of the many orchards at Green Bluff, the popular fruit-picking destination just north of Spokane.
Early-fruiting peach varieties give the best harvests often avoiding insects and diseases that can devastate this taste treat. Regretfully the trees are short-lived, giving about 10 years of ...
This is a problem with other fruit trees as well. Many areas in Missouri are marginally adapted for peaches due to low winter temperatures (-10 degrees F or lower).
After you bring home peach trees from the nursery, you should prune them to a single stem that’s about 3 feet tall. You may have to cut off a good bit of growth to achieve this, but that’s OK ...
About 1 million peach trees are planted throughout the Lone Star state and these Texas-grown peaches are highly sought after at H-E-B stores every summer. Peach season will arrive in May across Texas.
Fir trees from Northern California can be picked up between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Nov. 30 during the “Christmas on the Ranch” fundraiser at Petty Ranch, 11971 Darling Road.
There are only 50 Indian peach trees on the Muscogee reservation that Brown knows of—some grow in some peoples’ backyards, and some at a local daycare—and between climate-driven changes to ...
Now they're here in Georgia. Agvent said the first spotted lanternfly was found about a month ago in Atlanta. It was in a residential area near a major rail depot. Agvent said the working theory is ...
When Peach Tree Farm announced in August that it was for sale, it sparked a lot of buzz on its Facebook page. That's how Scott and Janet Snow, Peach Tree Farm's new owners, found out about the sale.