Growing a peach tree from a pit lets you enjoy the fun of raising a tree, even though it won’t match the parent fruit. Starting with a clean, dried pit and giving the seed a cold rest helps it sprout ...

Fruit trees can yield abundance for your home, if propagated correctly. Instead of using seeds, consider these four methods ...

Take the guesswork out of harvesting with our guide on how to prune a peach tree to yield bigger, better fruit.

We'd all love an orchard with unlimited fruit trees, a cornucopia of variety that goes on for acres. But a massive fruit orchard isn't in the cards for many home gardeners. Most of us are lucky if we ...

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If you want to bring a little interest, fragrance, and edible rewards to your indoor garden, consider growing a fruit tree. With enough light and proper care, these trees can thrive in a sunny window, ...

Wood ashes don't have to be disposed of. They can actually be useful in your garden, but only if you know how to use them ...

This column is written by the Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions recently ...

Mix permanent herb plants like bay, rosemary, oregano, thyme, marjoram and sage with waterwise ornamental plants, in full sun ...

The new “The Home Orchard” covers more crops and site selection, variety choice, pruning, grafting, irrigation and integrated ...

It was only natural that Jack Manix, one of Windham County's largest organic vegetable and fruit farmers, would grow organic Christmas trees.

Botanists classify berries into a wide range of types – a true berry is a fruit formed by a single flower with seeds embedded in the pulp. Berries here, however, refer to horticultural usage – any ...