Match your choice of tree fruits to local climate and soil conditions. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Fruit (Dwarf Tree) Aphids (General) Earwig Plum Curculio Slug Snail
The main benefit of thinning to the gardener is to give those fruits that remain the space they need to grow into bigger, healthier fruits. The fruits left to grow on will enjoy more airflow, sunlight and energy from the tree for even ripening.
Preventing Problems: Growing a diversity of plants and maintaining habitat for birds can keep populations from getting out of control. Fruits that look like they have been pierced with a fingernail have been visited by curculios.
How do you keep your pickings coming? Pickings from fruiting and pod-producing vegetables such as beans and tomatoes are coming thick and fast right now, but as summer wanes both the quantity of what you pick and how often you are able to pick it will...
A single female apple maggot fly can lay 300 eggs in her short, 30-day lifespan. The larvae move from fallen fruit to the soil to pupate. Newly emerged flies will be attracted to the traps rather than each other, but it is important that the traps be...
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Spacing Single Plants: 11' 5" (3.50m) each way (minimum) Rows: 11' 5" (3.50m) with 11' 5" (3.50m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Prepare a large hole...
Spacing Single Plants: 2' 11" (90cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 2' 11" (90cm) with 2' 11" (90cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Sow seeds 1 inch deep in rows, or in hills spaced 6 feet apart.
Frost tolerant No. Feeding After plants set fruit, feed twice, at two week intervals, with a water soluble plant food. Crop Rotation Group Cucurbits (Squash family) ● Soil Rich soil with plenty of compost added.
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Spacing Single Plants: 16' 4" (5.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 16' 4" (5.00m) with 16' 4" (5.00m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Prepare a large hole...
In humid climates, peaches often develop problems with fungal diseases such as brown rot. Troubleshooting Keeping peach trees dry under cover or under plastic sheeting can help prevent peach leaf curl.
In humid climates, peaches often develop problems with fungal diseases such as brown rot. Troubleshooting Keeping peach trees dry under cover or under plastic sheeting can help prevent peach leaf curl.
Position Sunny, sheltered spot. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Pomegranate Aphids (General) Slug Snail In cooler climates grow under cover to ensure fruiting.
Elsewhere apricots need full sun to limit disease and produce high quality fruit. Harvesting Harvest when the fruit is soft and can be pulled easily from the tree. Feeding Feed with balanced organic fertilizer in early spring.
Position Full sun. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Tomatillo Aphids (General) Slug Snail Frost tolerant None. Grow at least two plants, spaced close together, to insure good pollination.
Semi-dwarf and standard pears make excellent landscape trees in large yards. Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Moist, well-drained soil with a near-neutral pH. Fire blight can be controlled by trimming off and destroying affected areas as soon...
Semi-dwarf and standard pears make excellent landscape trees in large yards. Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Moist, well-drained soil with a near-neutral pH. Fire blight can be controlled by trimming off and destroying affected areas as soon...
Harvesting Pick regularly as soon as the fruits turn color but are still firm. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 7" (50cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 5" (45cm) with 1' 11" (60cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Start seedlings indoors or start with purchased...
PH of 6 to 6.5 preferred. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect White Currant Aphids (General) Slug Snail Position White currants grow best in locations that receive morning sun and afternoon shade, or dappled shade...
Harvesting Pick regularly as soon as the fruits turn color but are still firm. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 7" (50cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 5" (45cm) with 1' 11" (60cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Start seedlings indoors or start with purchased...
In humid climates, nectarines often develop problems with fungal diseases such as brown rot. Troubleshooting Keep plant dry under cover to avoid peach leaf curl. Spacing Single Plants: 19' 8" (6.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 19' 8" (6.00m) with 19' 8"...
Position Choose full sun for Oriental persimmons. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Persimmon Aphids (General) Slug Snail American persimmon trees tolerate partial shade from high pines or other typical neighbors.
Spacing Single Plants: 2' 11" (90cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 2' 11" (90cm) with 2' 11" (90cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Sow seeds 1 inch deep in rows, or in hills spaced 6 feet apart.
Young cherry trees are at high risk for damage from insects that bore into the main trunk. Corridors within the orchard that are planted with clovers and other legumes contribute to soil fertility and attract pollinators.
Young cherry trees are at high risk for damage from insects that bore into the main trunk. Corridors within the orchard that are planted with clovers and other legumes contribute to soil fertility and attract pollinators.
Position A sheltered site in full sun. Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Any reasonable moisture-retentive but well-drained soil. Can be controlled using soft soap or by increasing humidity.
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Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Orange (Container Grown) Aphids (General) Slug Snail Notes Prune in spring or summer to shape plants, and watch for thorns.
