There are a multitude of ways of killing bugs and insects and such in our gardens and on our fruit trees or bushes. One way is to use an insecticide that kills the bug or insect on contact or when the ...

“A great way to prepare apples for winter pies is to slice the apples into your favorite pie plate until it's full and then bag them up and freeze them. When you want to make a pie, get out a bag and ...

The almost-daily rain we had this spring really put a damper on fruit tree spraying. Pesticides work best if they are applied at least 24 hours before a rain. When a rain happens before the next spray ...

During the summer I often get fruit samples infested with worms or spotted with fungi from home orchardists. I usually ask "Did you spray your fruit trees?" "Oh, yes" is the usual answer. Further ...

Peach leaf curl, citrus blast and brown rot of citrus fruit are diseases common in Butte County. Fortunately, all three can be prevented or reduced with fall and winter spraying. Peach leaf curl is a ...

Growing fruit trees, especially apple or pear trees, can be fun and successful, but understand that you are required to monitor pests carefully. An outbreak of codling moth, for example, from an ...