We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you are a fan of growing tasty fruits, plums should definitely be on your list. Plums are not just tasty; they are also incredibly healthy.

It is bare-root season for fruit trees as well as time to prune and a reminder: before Valentine’s Day spray peaches and nectarines for peach leaf curl. The most important pruning is the pruning of ...

Growing backyard fruit can be a rewarding gardening experience. Plums, figs, muscadines, pears and blueberries are common mainstays in Southern gardens. Pruning is an important task this time of year.

The gardening season is up and running and if you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty ...

Fruits with a stone in their centre (apricots, cherries and plums for example) are some of the most delicious late-summer fruits. They’re best eaten fully ripe off the tree. In gardens, it is possible ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

If you live in a small house or apartment with a tiny patio, choosing a tree can feel like a gamble. You want shade, flowers, maybe even fruit, but you do not want roots lifting the floor or cracking ...