Why are there flies in my compost? COSTA: Tiny flies in the compost are called Drosophila, or fruit fly. Don’t be alarmed, they are harmless! All they are doing is feeding on the fruit scraps, such as ...

If you are thinking of planting deciduous fruit trees, now is the time to plan for this project. In the coming weeks, bare-root deciduous fruit trees will be arriving in nurseries. Unfortunately, in ...

*Growth habit: A deciduous tree often sprouting more than one trunk and having a rounded shape growing to 20 feet tall and wide. The leaves are bright green, lancelike in shape and growing to 3 inches ...

Compared to other fruit trees, growing a plum tree in your yard brings big rewards with relatively little effort. But if there's one task that you cannot skip if you want a plum harvest worth bragging ...

Q: I am seeing a small tree covered in white blooms on the roadsides right now. What is this tree, and is it a good tree for my yard? A: You are describing the Chickasaw plum trees that are blooming ...

In November, I received the following email from Gary Sparr concerning a tree that plum lovers should consider planting. “We have an 11-year-old Methley plum tree that is blooming now with new leaves ...