Workshop To Teach Care of Fruit Trees

Backyard Farming Event on Saturday

Garden Detective: Can an oak and an orange tree co-exist?

I have a 3-year-old oak (from a stray acorn) that's growing 4 feet away from my 7-foot navel orange tree.

Make Your Own Fertilizer To Get Proper Ratio

Saturday is the last of the pruning workshops at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Orchard in North Las Vegas. There will only be one class, which starts at 9 a.m. The rest of the time will be spent pruning fruit trees. Come

Attend Piedmont Blue Ridge Horticultural Society Meeting

Dr. Tracy Leskey will appear at the Feb, 11 meeting of the Piedmont/Blue Ridge Horticultural Society to present the latest research on the invasive and dreaded stink bug.

Parlier grower saluted for cutting pesticide use

Sunwest Fruit Co. in Parlier is among the state's leading suppliers of peaches, plums and nectarines. Now, the privately owned company is being recognized for its environmental efforts.