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 ...

A fruit tree can be a friend or foe; it's all about understanding its needs. Peach, plum, or pear: here's the fertilizer your ...

As you stroll through the fertilizer section of your favorite nursery or the garden center at the local big-box store, you see tree fertilizer after tree fertilizer on the shelves. Choosing between ...

Even if you're a novice plant parent without much of a green thumb, you can successfully grow a lemon tree in your home with ...

Our landscape also needs to eat. Should we feed our trees and shrubs or wait until spring? One expert, Jerry Somalski, owner of Bay Landscaping near Bay City, says we absolutely want to fertilize ...

Growing lemon trees in containers isn't hard if you give them light, water, and good soil. Here are some tips for growing and ...

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 ...

The ideal time to fertilize trees is in the late fall, soon after leaves have dropped. This includes evergreen species as well. At this time, roots are still actively growing, absorbing and storing ...

Q. I'm fertilizing my fruit trees with granular fertilizer, but my puppy keeps trying to eat it. Is there a way to fertilize my trees without endangering my puppy? A: When applying fertilizer, you ...