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 ...

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 ...

Q: If I place mulch around trees, how can I fertilize them around the dripline? Isn’t the mulch in the way? A: When we talk about watering and fertilizing at or around the dripline of a tree, we are ...

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 ...

Fertilize as much of the root area as possible. For large trees, this area extends at least to the drip line of the branches and usually farther. In shrub beds or where you have mulched trees and ...

Fertilizer spikes will take all the stress out of feeding your citrus trees in the spring, guaranteeing healthy growth and ...

Apples, plums, and other fruit trees don’t need as much fertilizer as fast-growing vegetables that complete their entire lifecycle in a single season. However, fruit trees that are growing slowly or ...

Gardening columnist Elinor Teague gives advice on how to fertilize lawns, gardens, plants and trees. CRAIG KOHLRUSS Fresno Bee file In the central San Joaquin Valley, we stop fertilizing during our ...

As winter fades and the first signs of spring emerge, it’s time to give trees the care they need to thrive. Trees, like all living things, require attention and maintenance, especially as they ...

Joellen Dimond makes cages for flower bulbs, and Wes Hopper talks about fertilizing trees. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen ...

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 ...