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Skip Fall Pruning — Do This Instead For Healthier Fruit Trees

Common advice may be to prune all of your plants back ahead of winter, but this can actually leave fruit trees vulnerable to ...

11 Fruit Tree Planting Mistakes That Could Ruin Your Harvest

A good rule of thumb is to get potted fruit trees in the ground at least 4 to 6 weeks before your fall frost date. In a mild ...
AOL

When to Stop Watering Fruit Trees to Prevent Long-Term Damage, According to Experts

Watering fruit trees correctly helps them grow strong roots, produce better fruit, and survive changing seasons. As temperatures drop and leaves fall, gradually reduce watering and stop once the ...
Nature

Irrigation Strategies in Fruit Tree Production

Irrigation strategies in fruit tree production have emerged as a cornerstone for enhancing both the resilience and productivity of orchards in water‐scarce environments. Contemporary research has ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

With fruit production, tree’s need for water grows

Q: We moved into our home a year ago in January, and had only three delicious peaches from two existing trees. We redid our yard with a new drip system and rocks a few months ago. As I have no real ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Plant-based probing could transform orchard irrigation by saving water and cutting costs

Plant-based probing sounds … invasive. But it might lead to the modern water-saving solution high-density orchardists desperately need. Italian precision horticulture and irrigation PhD student ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

With summer harvest in full swing, here are 50-plus tasks in the August home garden

August is top tomato and watermelon time. It is also time to remove lawns, and to plant spring bulbs. Water management is critical: Know what to water, what to baby, and when to grab a tall, cool ...
Los Angeles Times

Why do my orange trees have no fruit? Blame pruning, watering

For answers on if or how gardeners can revive a badly pruned citrus tree, we turned to Frank McDonough, botanist at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia. McDonough’s first ...