Learn how to know when to pick apples and enjoy perfectly flavored fruit ready for eating, cooking or making into cider.

You've been nurturing a pear tree for years and it finally has an abundance of fruit. Knowing when to pluck the fruit for the ...

Autumn brings yearly anticipation of ripe pears and apples. But how do you know when it’s the right time to pull them off the branch?

It may take more than one visit to pick all the apples of a tree, and that is because not all the fruits will ripen at the same time. When they ripen depends on the amount of light they get. Start ...

You’ve done it—you planted your fruit trees, nurtured them through spring blossoms, and watched them proudly bear fruit ...

They look close to dead,” says Sri Lankan farmer Shantha Dissanayake looking at his pruned mango trees. “They looked close to ...

From plans for spring harvest to spacing tips to planting basics, there’s a steady stream of tasks to do and things to look ...

Mirabelles, gages, plums, damsons — the best ones to buy, the ones to avoid, and how to use them. Charles Quest-Ritson has ...

From Georgia peaches to Michigan cherries, these fruits taste best where they grow. Julekha Dash is a seasoned print and web journalist who currently covers culinary trends, arts and culture, ...

This week's gardening column also addresses a reader concerned that caterpillars have feasted on their catalpa tree leaves.

On the Flathead Indian Reservation in Northwest Montana, picking apples means there’s less food to attract bears.