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Southwestern Michigan was under a Frost Advisory Friday morning. This came at a time where many fruit crops vulnerable as growing season continues. Hildebrand Fruit Farms owner Mile Hildebrand ...
With Earth Day in the recent past, I would like to discuss the most ecologically important living thing on Earth - trees. They are the essential component for the health and stability of the ...
Plant a frost-resilient peach tree that blooms after the frost, and you risk the perils of the tree not emerging from dormancy because of a too-warm winter with too few chill hours. Pearson Farm ...
Question: Our peach tree produced a good crop this year. When does it need pruning and what care is needed to continue good production? Answer: Congratulations on a great crop of fruit.
ROCKAWAY, New Jersey (WABC) -- A woman, lucky to be unharmed after a falling tree almost struck her outside of her home in Rockaway, New Jersey, is recounting the near disaster. Shannon Leahy was ...
Timing is key when it comes to pruning a peach tree. The best time to prune is late winter to early spring—typically before ...
Still, you might not know that you can grow your very own peach tree just by planting the pit. This isn't true for most tree fruits, such as apples, which need to be propagated through grafting ...
Otherwise, the frigid temps can cause frost injury on any fresh cuts. You shouldn't prune your peach tree in summer, fall, or early winter. "People think about pruning in summer, but this is when ...
For those, he recommends planting in March or April — when the chance of frost has likely passed. Deciding what fruit tree to plant Stein suggests referring to the Aggie horticulture fruit site ...
HAMMONTON — New Jersey peach farmers are reaping a bounty this ... commodity in the state is because they are ripened on the tree and not in storage. “It’s not necessarily the state, it ...
Western New York is considered the very fringe of the pawpaw tree’s northern range ... Last year, a record-breaking spring frost killed most of the Northeast’s peach blossoms and hurt its ...
BOONVILLE — Despite some online chatter, Peach Tree Farm in Boonville will remain open, after finding a new owner. When Peach Tree Farm announced in August that it was for sale, it sparked a ...