Thin out peach and nectarines to produce larger fruit during the next two to three weeks. Thinning, or the removal of fruit by hand, is an important step in growing larger and higher-quality peaches ...

Dreaming of fresh peaches? Ohio gardeners can successfully grow peaches and nectarines in their own backyards with the right ...

Do you have a nectarine tree that has a history of producing scarred misshapen fruit? If so, the damage to the fruit is probably caused by western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) and the ...

Aggie researcher David Byrne has been working for years on new varieties peaches at this orchard near College Station. The trees are being sold to the public this year. Spring peach blossoms create a ...

Those of us who have fruit trees have been enjoying their beautiful flowers for the last few weeks. Now that there’s piles of pink petals all over the ground, it’s time to think about thinning that ...

USUALLY, THE BEST time to prune fruit trees is after they have dropped their leaves and are dormant in winter. There are, however, definite advantages to pruning fruit trees in August. It’s the best ...

If you’ve been itching to tidy up your fruit trees, February is an excellent time to get out and lop things. Pruning off a few branches is the perfect way to indulge our green thumbs in winter, plus ...

Sure, unpruned fruit trees can still produce a crop. But knowing how to prune fruit trees properly helps them be more productive and the fruit will be easier to harvest. This guide explains the ...

Question: What should we be doing to fruit trees right now? Answer: The early blooming fruit trees have their flower buds and leaf buds swelling right now. Flowering on the early fruit trees will ...

Question: Our nectarine tree has lots of blooms. Isn’t this too early for the tree to flower and will we get early fruits? Answer: It is a good bet your nectarine tree has lost a lot of its leaves, ...

Do you have a nectarine tree that has a history of producing scarred misshapen fruit? If so, the damage to the fruit is probably caused by Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) and the ...