Every summer, gardeners all over the country are rewarded with fresh, juicy peaches. But if your tree is lacking this season, it may be because of how often you're watering it. Peach trees need moist ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Few things rival the delightful experience of biting into sweet peaches plucked off your backyard tree. Unfortunately, they aren't the easiest ...

Honey fungus is causing root rot in trees and orchards in South Carolina, posing a threat to one of the nation’s largest peach industries. The Armillaria root rot, also know as oak root rot, is ...

Peaches can be successfully grown here in Ohio, but they do face challenges. My friend from Jeromesville has told me that he has successfully grown his peach so that it would produce fruit only two ...

Peach trees are generally considered easy to grow—but that doesn't mean you can skip pruning. Pruning is an essential step in ensuring that your tree produces as much quality fruit as possible and can ...

Frank Gouin examines a peach tree branch laden with red, fuzzy fruit, tests one for ripeness and twists it off. Soon peach juice is running down my chin. This orange-fleshed variety, Ernie's Choice, ...

Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much fruit, ...

Q: When should I be dormant spraying my fruit trees? Earlier this year I asked about peach leaf curl on my peach tree and was told that prevention in the form of at least two dormant sprays was the ...

Our often-wet springs bring with them the perfect conditions for many plant diseases. While moist weather can create conditions for diseases on many plants, sick trees in the landscape tend to draw ...