Growing fruit trees in your garden can give you a bounty of delicious and fresh homegrown fruit superior to any you get in stores. Fertilizing your fruit trees helps keep the plant healthy and ...

Aim to fertilize fruit trees in spring or early summer. This timing allows the trees to absorb nutrients they can use for new growth and fruit production, says Lauren St. Germain Kidd, the owner of ...

Established fruit trees don't need to be fertilized much besides annual compost, say OSU Extension master gardeners. Photo of Sweet Tango apples provided by the Regents of the University of Minnesota.

From an apple a day to one for the teacher, this ubiquitous fruit has been around since prehistoric man, and its popularity is unflagging. With more than 220 million bushels harvested last year, the ...

Q: Is there a recommended schedule for fertilizing fruit trees in the valley? Also for citrus and grapevines? The schedules I've read for each of these differ depending upon who wrote the article and ...

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 ...

Growing an apple tree is a great way to enjoy delicious, fresh fruit from the comfort of your own home. Once these plants reach maturity, they can produce hundreds of apples per year—so you'll always ...

Fertilizing your trees will go a long way toward increasing fruit size and yield. There is nothing quite like the joy of picking fresh fruit from your own fruit tree. To achieve a steady and plentiful ...