Banana farmers still standing after Yasi

There were six banana trees left standing on Cameron Flegler's farm after the 285 kilometre-per-hour winds tore across the north Queensland coast one year ago.

Westbridge Announces Blossom Protect has been Approved by EPA as a Biopesticide to Prevent Fire Blight in Apples and ...

Westbridge Agricultural Products announces that the EPA has approved Blossom Protect as a biopesticide for controlling fire blight in apple and pear orchards in the United States. Fire blight causes serious damage each year to pome fruit trees throughout America. Blossom Protect is approved for organic production. It leaves no chemical residue, is safe for humans and animals and is harmless to ...

Insect Offense or Defense

This has been one of the driest autumns on record in the Sierra foothills. The new year was dry as a bone as well. The parched landscape and water-starved trees are definitely more vulnerable to infestation

5 things to do in your garden: Water plants, trees, lawns; finish pruning roses; feed winter-flowering plants; mow ...

1Reminder once again: even though it is winter, we must provide extra water for plants in containers, in the garden and in the landscape, due to our recent warm spell. Citrus trees full of fruit or flowers need more water, too.

Mild winter will mean a bad apple harvest

British fruit could be more expensive this year as the mild winter means there will be a reduced harvest for many orchards, according to Royal Horticultural Society.