It takes 20 years for a pecan tree to grow to maturity. Pecan trees will bear for decades. Notes Pecans are outstanding nut-producing landscape trees in much of the Southeast USA. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect...
July and August is the best time to prune plums in most Northern Hemisphere locations. If you need to cut back to the main trunk, cut close to the raised ‘collar' but not into it.
They are especially well suited to growing near beech trees. Notes Bluebells naturalize with a little encouragement. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
Troubleshooting Use netting to prevent bird damage. Standard tart cherries are often self fertile, and make nice landscape trees. A wide hole is better than a very deep one. Prune in late winter to shape trees and removed damaged branches.
Troubleshooting Use netting to prevent bird damage. Standard tart cherries are often self fertile, and make nice landscape trees. A wide hole is better than a very deep one. Prune in late winter to shape trees and removed damaged branches.
Troubleshooting Plums can be affected by silverleaf disease in temperate climates – prune in dry weather in summer to help avoid infection. Feeding Feed with a mulch of high nitrogen fertilizer in spring.
Feeding Benefits from a mulch of well-rotted organic matter in spring, topped by a deep mulch of wood chips or sawdust year round. Fire blight can be controlled by trimming off and destroying affected areas as soon as possible.
Feeding Benefits from a mulch of well-rotted organic matter in spring, topped by a deep mulch of wood chips or sawdust year round. Fire blight can be controlled by trimming off and destroying affected areas as soon as possible.
Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Moisture-retentive but well-drained. Notes Peaches may need to be hand-pollinated when grown in sheltered spots. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your...
Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Moisture-retentive but well-drained. Notes Peaches may need to be hand-pollinated when grown in sheltered spots. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your...
Dried bay used in bouquets supposedly brings good luck. In cold climates, bay is best grown in a container that can be kept indoors in winter. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 5" (45cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 5" (45cm) with 1' 11" (60cm) row gap (minimum)...
We require a large quantity of Christmas Trees for the 2010 season. International sellers are more than welcome to contact us. Sizes wanted from 175-250cm. Premium rates paid. We are specifically looking for Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana) and Noble...
Clipping off these egg masses during routine pruning is the best way to limit the number of colonies you see the following spring. Managing Outbreaks: The webs made by tent caterpillars function as greenhouses that help these early-season feeders stay...
Scrape them off into a container of soapy water, or spray the egg masses with horticultural oil. Starting in early winter, check tree trunks and outdoor decks or furniture for egg masses, which look like thumbnail-size blobs of dry orange-yellow foam.
The adult moths are quite beautiful, being buff beige with a tuft to fine fur on their backs. Fall webworms [Credit: Andrew C ] Fall webworms [Credit: Andrew C ] Host Plants: In the garden: Numerous trees including nut trees and willows On Crops: Fruit...
Troubleshooting Plums can be affected by silverleaf disease in temperate climates – prune in dry weather in summer to help avoid infection. Feeding Feed with a mulch of high nitrogen fertilizer in spring.
Damage: The growing larvae may not last long in apples, because expanding apples push so hard on the larvae that they cannot feed. Plum curculio [Credit: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren ] Plum curculio [Credit: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren ] Host Plants:...
Feeding Fertilize in late fall by spreading a 1-inch (2.5 cm) layer of composted manure over the root zones of the plants. Spacing Single Plants: 2' 11" (90cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 2' 11" (90cm) with 2' 11" (90cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Plant...
Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Moisture-retentive but well-drained. Notes Nectarines are self-fertile, but produce better when more than one tree is grown. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest...
Preventive sprays with organic fungicides are often needed to grow good quality apricots. Healthy apricot trees will bear for ten to fifteen years or more. Elsewhere apricots need full sun to limit disease and produce high quality fruit.
Companions Beans and Peas. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 11" (60cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 5" (45cm) with 2' 11" (90cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Plant from mid spring to early summer by sowing seeds barely covered with soil in uniform rows.
Repeat, cutting out a semicircle around the plant. Simply lay these soft-skinned beauties, stem-side down and not touching, between two layers of breathable linen. Temporarily secure plastic sheeting over the sprawling plants.
Spacing Single Plants: 1' 11" (60cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 5" (45cm) with 2' 11" (90cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Plant in spring, just after the last frost, by sowing seeds barely covered with soil in uniform rows.
Troubleshooting Use netting to prevent bird damage. Standard tart cherries are often self fertile, and make nice landscape trees. A wide hole is better than a very deep one. Prune in late winter to shape trees and removed damaged branches.
Corridors within the orchard that are planted with clovers and other legumes contribute to soil fertility and attract pollinators. Frost tolerant Yes Feeding Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in spring.
Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from animal and insect pests. Troubleshooting Native black walnuts are often easier to grow in the US compared to English or Persian walnuts.
Feeding Benefits from a mulch of well-rotted organic matter in spring, topped by a deep mulch of wood chips or sawdust year round. Fire blight can be controlled by trimming off and destroying affected areas as soon as possible.
