Q: We have had three years of poor fruit production from our apricot and plum trees. We were planning to plant more fruit trees this year. What would you advise us to do to get better fruit? We live ...

Gardeners deal with clay soil in two ways. The first is to amend the soil in an effort to deal with its drainage and compaction issues. This usually involves digging, shoveling in organic matter and ...

Every year, there comes a time when you don’t have to check the weather to know it’s warming up. The fruit flies setting up shop in your produce bowl will let you know. During bug season (a.k.a.