“Asian pears are ready to pick and eat as soon as their skin is no longer green and has changed to shades of brown, russet, or gold,” says Ervin. “The fruit will still be firm when picked and will ...

Apple orchards have changed. The large stout trees with thick gnarling branches of a few decades ago are now flimsy bushes ...

An abundance of varieties, each with a different texture, taste and colour, is available to plant in even the smallest garden ...

Even when you know the red flags to look for when buying fruit — like browning pineapple leaves — there's still a chance that ...

The Malus coronaria learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated varieties of apples like Honeycrisp or Red Delicious. A key to protecting apples ...

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Do not plant black walnuts, eastern red cedars, junipers, and hawthorns near apple trees. Avoid planting tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, brassicas, and root vegetables near apples. Sunflowers nearby also ...

The red apples have been painted on the streets of Enon, and the leaves are falling. It must be Apple Butter Festival time.

Red Apple Farm in Phillipston is an amazing day trip destination with tons to see, including a taproom, a cidery, BBQ, ice ...