PERSONALLY, I AM so grateful for the frosty, cold mornings we have had this last week. The frost is exactly what our trees, ...

The start of the year isn’t the easiest time for gardening. It can sometimes be tough to ward up the motivation to head outside when it is cold and frosty. When the weather breaks and provides bright ...

Grape vines will require some of the heftiest pruning of all fruit, with up to 80% to 90% of their growth requiring removal in late winter. Courtesy Johnson County Extension With the 2024 growing ...

Landscaping your outdoor living space with perennial, fruit bearing plants can offer years of tasteful excitement that one can anticipate returning each summer. Perennial fruits such as blueberry, ...

Pruning cucumber vines boosts airflow and limits disease and pest issues, especially when growing multiple plants together. Removing suckers early and consistently focuses the plant’s energy on ...

Regardless of the season, there is almost always a garden to-do list that you can be working on. In November, for example, there are a handful of plants that you can prune so that they come back ...

Pruning ornamental trees and shrubs are both different and similar to pruning fruit trees and shrubs. First the similarities. Major pruning (using a saw or loppers) is done during the winter months ...

Q: I moved into a new house that has a grapevine. I’ve never had a grapevine before. Should I prune the vine? What could I use the leaves for? A: You do not have to prune your grapevine, but annual ...

Strawberry plantings are seldom thinned by home gardeners, which leads to overcrowding, decline and little fruit. Late winter is a good time to prune fruit trees and berry plants to increase ...

The fruit ripens in 70 to 80 days after pollination and drops off the vine once it is ripe. They are sweetest when the skin is slightly shriveled.Pruning the vinesThe vines grow rampant so a good ...