While the benefits of growing your own fruit are numerous – including superior flavor, better nutrition, and complete control ...

Along the coast, this buck and doe are dining on prickly pear cactus, and further inland, a hungry javelina munches a thorny ...

If you’re dreaming of picking apples or pears from your own garden in the fall, here are some recommendations for success ...

This time, we placed our pear tree and fruit under the microscope and found lots of crystal.

Winter is the perfect time for certain trees, but timing is crucial. Pruning at the right moment can keep your trees ...

Caring for deciduous fruit trees — apples, pears, peaches, plums, apricots, cherries and others — comes down to a few ...

Garden boss Chris Bonnett from GardeningExpress says winter pruning can lead to healthier growth in spring, and has shared ...

Fruit-based sweeteners are moving from niche to mainstream as manufacturers seek natural alternatives to refined sugar.

In the new year, I find myself thinking about fresh starts in the garden. While many people see winter as a time of rest for ...

Giving in to the temptation of 'tidying up' some key garden plants could cause irreparable harm, warns gardening expert Simon ...

Fraunhofer researchers, together with agricultural partners, have developed the PhenoTruck®, a mobile laboratory designed to enable rapid, on-site detection of climate-driven pests threatening fruit ...

Pests that spread as a result of climate change pose an increasing threat to fruit farming and viticulture in Germany. Fraunhofer researchers are working with partners to develop methods for the early ...