If you want your citrus trees to produce an abundance of healthy fruit in winter, now is the time to care for them. I grew up in Arizona, where I had no appreciation for the absurd quantities of ...

Q: I have a lemon tree growing in a pot on my patio. It has been happy for several years and gets moved indoors for winter, but I now notice that some of its leaves are curling. What can cause the ...

Overwinter citrus trees indoors in pots to protect them from cold weather until you can move them back outside.

Small greenhouse-style windows can be very cold in the winter. Also, depending on the orientation of the window, light levels can be low in the winter, affecting the health and vigor of indoor plants.

During the spring, my most common question that comes into the office is, “why is my tree turning brown?” The answer to that question begins with the most basic need for all living things, water.

A lot of trees and plants are suffering because of the extreme, prolonged heat and drought conditions, agriculture specialists say. "We're seeing mature trees, and especially recently planted trees, ...

Q: You have always said to add watering days instead of more water per application. During the hottest September on record, the water district ads told us to water fewer days (three in fall and one ...

Late winter and early spring is the best time to prune established citrus trees and protect them from frost. Those of us who love fruit look forward to early summer’s apricots and berries, summer’s ...

Days of daytime highs in the 50s, followed by a few days when temperatures dropped down to the low teens, were enough to fill Yakima’s night skies with gardeners’ dreams of escaping the freeze. Born ...