Trees are an investment, so you want to give them what they need to grow and thrive. But you may assume that means you should fertilize a sapling as soon as you plant it. Although it may seem ...

Here's what every gardener needs to check first. Fruit trees are a beautiful addition to any yard, providing shade, structure, and delicious homegrown fruit when properly cared for. The best time to ...

Our landscape also needs to eat. Should we feed our trees and shrubs or wait until spring? One expert, Jerry Somalski, owner of Bay Landscaping near Bay City, says we absolutely want to fertilize ...

As you stroll through the fertilizer section of your favorite nursery or the garden center at the local big-box store, you see tree fertilizer after tree fertilizer on the shelves. Choosing between ...

How do nutritional changes affect the interaction between trees and soil microorganisms? This has long remained a black box but a new study has shed light onto this cryptic association. It shows that ...

Young almond orchards face numerous biotic stressors during their early growth stages, particularly when replanted in areas where old stone fruit orchards once stood. Among these challenges is the ...

It all starts with providing some supplemental nutrition for small to medium-aged trees in the late fall when trees go into a state of dormancy. This is when trees stop active growth and begin to form ...

Which fertilizer for trees and shrubs is best? Healthy trees and shrubs will beautify a lawn throughout each season of the year. Although these plants are typically hardy, they sometimes need extra ...

If you want lush canopies, healthy roots, and trees that shrug off summer stress with aristocratic confidence, May is the time to act. In my garden, I always feed flowering and fruiting trees now, as ...

Question: My fig tree is several years old and only four feet tall. Does it need a special fertilizer? Answer: Increasing the fertilizer may help produce growth, but there could be a root problem too.