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 ...

Spraying persimmon trees with methyl jasmonate (MeJA) can result in healthier, longer lasting fruit, with increased antioxidants a new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has found. MeJA is a food safe ...

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) -- California Department of Food and Agriculture employees started spraying a pesticide on trees in East San Jose Wednesday to prevent guava fruit flies from damaging fruit crops, ...

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 ...

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 ...

THIS little book is written for the guidance of fruit-growers, perhaps the most intelligent and enterprising of all those who live by the cultivation of the soil. Although spraying has only come into ...

1. Plan on spraying your stone fruit trees within the next couple of weeks. This will protect them from borers (moth larvae) that feed inside tree branches, causing bark to flake off on the upper side ...

Mr. D. shows how to properly spray fruit trees & Debbie Bruce installs a bird feeder. This week on The Family Plot, Mike Dennison, Mr. D., will demonstrate how to properly spray fruit trees, and later ...

California Department of Food and Agriculture employees started spraying a pesticide on trees in East San Jose Wednesday to prevent guava fruit flies from damaging fruit crops, officials said. One ...