Q: You have always said to add watering days instead of more water per application. During the hottest September on record, the water district ads told us to water fewer days (three in fall and one ...

Q My pear trees are drooping and looking bad. I am watering but they are not getting any better. Is something else wrong? A It can be one or more things wrong at the same time. Fruit trees and ...

Q: Our roots are firmly planted in old East Sacramento, where many new trees have been planted when mature, sickly Modesto ash trees were lost. Can our younger trees survive the summer months with ...

Winter watering protects Northern Colorado landscapes by providing the moisture needed for healthy plant roots through dry months.

When the leaves on your cherry tree start turning colorful in the fall, you might think your gardening responsibilities are over for the season. In fact, the period between the end of the harvest ...

People plant large numbers of trees, shrubs, ground covers, flowers and vegetables in the spring. The need to regularly and properly water is especially critical for these new plantings, as well as ...

This live oak with its mass of surface roots was a poor choice for parkway planting. Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram To a shade tree, the first part of that supply chain is its roThere’s not ...

This live oak with its mass of surface roots was a poor choice for parkway planting. Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram There’s not one of us who hasn’t been impacted by supply chain issues ...