Tom Karwin: Selecting fruit trees for your yard

Our weather continues to be cool, so February is still a good time to plant bare root roses and trees—especially fruit trees, for their productivity. Garden centers have good inventories of both kinds of garden treasures.

Now Is The Time To Prune Your Fruit Trees

nyone can successfully prune their own fruit trees if they follow a few simple rules. First, remember that annual pruning can enhance fruit production and control the size of the tree. Learn

Mango Blossoms, Fruit Popping Out Early

Wacky weather last year caused many mango trees to bear fruit early. Mango experts say the unusual sight is the beginning of what looks like a promising mango season.

Earth Station: The Afterlife of Technology at the End of the World

The Jamesburg Earth Station is a massive satellite receiver in a remote valley in California. It played a central role in satellite communications for three decades, but had been forgotten until the current ...

Warm January Prompts Early Blooms

Mild temperatures are confusing some trees and flowers to bloom even though the calendar says January.