MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on care of peach trees, phalaenopsis orchids, tropical fruit trees, ...

No fruit embodies the essence of warmer weather quite like the peach, particularly when it is harvested from one's own garden. While cultivating peach trees may be intimidating, t ...

Thrips are a difficult pest problem to spot, let alone to treat properly. If you suspect them, here's how to diagnose and ...

Five Mexican fruit flies have been found within three miles of each other in La Mesa, prompting the California Department of Food and Agriculture on Tuesday to declare a 77-square-mile quarantine in ...

HERE WE ARE now, exactly in the last trimester of the winter season … and if you recall, the last trimester of any season is the time to prepare for the next coming season.

Here's what to know about the "incredibly invasive" trees.

Q: My azaleas are dying, one after the other. This has been going on for the past year. Is this a disease? Is there anything I can do to stop it? A: You didn’t mention where you are. In this day and ...

The most common types at consumer level are Dimension, Balan, and Halts, and your timing around the Metroplex would be March 5-15 with a follow-up application made 90 days later. Tip: Buy enough in ...

Hose-end sprayers are great for large lawn areas. Pump sprayers give you better control over where the spray goes and would be better for smaller lawns that have numerous beds of shrubs and flowers.

The goal of keeping things as natural as possible also means that home gardeners are concerned about the fertilizer they use.

When you're snacking on apples, you expect them to fragment with a loud crunch, the flavors to explode in your mouth, and for the delectable juices to run down your chin. If your local supermarket's ...

Don't let wasps ruin outdoor season.