Amid plenty of closures, dozens of new businesses sprouted up all over San Luis Obispo County in 2025 — from coffee shops in Morro Bay and restaurants in downtown SLO to tasting rooms in Paso Robles.

Pruning fruit trees helps maintain size and shape, and it's the best way to control your crop. Here's when to prune fruit trees by season and type of tree.

Take “The Vermonter” – a perfect harmony of turkey, apple, sharp cheddar, and maple mustard that captures the essence of the Green Mountain State in every bite. It’s like Vermont decided to hold a ...

For avocado trees, Di Lallo recommends a typical houseplant potting soil with some added perlite or pumice to promote aeration. When it comes to the perfect container, an unglazed terracotta pot will ...

Growing your own avocado tree gives you constant access to a prized fruit, but here's what you should know before trying to grow it from a pit.

The agricultural heritage of South Dakota makes its presence known throughout the store in unexpected ways. Farming implements that once represented cutting-edge technology now serve as conversation ...

So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It's not only a fun off-season activity, especially for kids, but it's also very easy. Just know that since avocados are tropical plants, they won't ...

If you have an avocado tree growing in your backyard, you need to be vigilant about a disease that has made a comeback and can destroy your fruit. It's called Sunblotch Viroid, a microscopic invader ...

If you love avocados, cherish them while you can. A microscopic plant invader is sneaking into Florida's avocado trees and could devastate the state's crop. The culprit is called the sunblotch viroid, ...