fruit trees

Heavy fruit loads this season may cause limbs to break if they are not given extra support. As fruits increase in size, the additional weight on...

Heavy fruit loads this season may cause limbs to break if they are not given extra support. As fruits increase in size, the additional...

Many areas of Kansas have avoided late freezes resulting in a heavy fruit crop this year. At first glance, this might seem to be a good...

Many parts of Kansas will have a peach and apricot crop that wasn’t badly hurt by late frosts. To take advantage of this good...

A spreader-sticker should be used in fruit tree sprays to improve the distribution and retention of fungicides and insecticides on fruit and leaves. However,...

Fruit trees benefit from fertilization around the bloom period, but the amount needed varies with the age of the tree. Normally, trees primarily need...

Two common diseases on apple trees are cedar apple rust and apple scab. Though some apple varieties are resistant to these diseases — including...

There are a number of dormant sprays used on fruit to control various diseases and insects, but a dormant oil spray is designed to control scale...

If you have ever seen emerging peach leaves that are puckered, swollen, distorted and reddish-green color, you have seen peach leaf curl. Uncontrolled, this disease can...

Spring in Kansas is often unsettled with apricot and peach tree flowers being the most vulnerable to late frosts. Of course, the tree itself...