As fall settles in and temperatures start to drop, safeguarding fruit trees from frost becomes an essential responsibility ...

Covering plants with sheets is the most effective way to guard a garden from frost, but you can also try water jugs, fans, or cloches.

Protecting your peach tree in winter ensures healthy growth and a strong fruit harvest when the warm weather returns. Wrap ...

Spring frosts can damage delicate fruit tree blossoms. Developing and opening buds are very tender and if they break early, there is a late frost, or both, then your ambitions of a harvest can be ...

Q: I live in a rural area that is surrounded by large oak trees. They attract a variety of squirrels and other wildlife. Other than fencing off every tree, is there any way of protecting fruit trees ...

A freeze watch is in effect across Tioga, Steuben, Schuyler, and Chemung Counties between Thursday, and Friday night. With frost and freeze advisories increasing with the progression of fall, ...

In response to a recent column on fruit trees, Mike Davison, who gardens in Toluca Lake, emailed as follows: “I would love to plant a few fruit trees and have in the past (peach, apple, avocado) but ...

Growers in California are taking creative measures to combat the freeze on their citrus crops. Farmers burned peach pits, and some used wind machines to move warm air around. Fortunately, the recent ...