We have been on a steady streak of cool weather up until last weekend and plants are deep into dormancy. Most non-annual plants in our region need some relief from the heat and active growing, so in ...

Growing a peach tree inside comes with a special list of duties and tasks, an unexpected one being it should get a certain amount of time outside.

Fruit production is boosted in Spring when accumulated chilling hours below 45F are high during winter. This year’s El Nino pattern has brought abundant cool and damp conditions which will make for ...

It’s a little tricky but not entirely impossible. Growing a peach tree indoors is possible if you mimic warm, sunny outdoor conditions and meet the tree’s chill-hour needs. Choosing a dwarf, ...

Late fall and winter are prime time for planting trees in Louisiana. If you’re interested in adding some fruit trees to your landscape, you should first familiarize yourself with the concept of ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - While most East Texans may be shivering from the freezing temperatures we’ve seen, the chill effect or chill hours are needed for proper growth of certain fruit. The ...

Peach season is just a few months away in Texas, and while our hot summers help produce a higher sugar content in the fruit, it’s what happens during the winter that can either make or break the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2007, Stan Gray planted his first iris at the University of Georgia (UGA) Botanical Garden, south of Savannah. It was a bearded ...