Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q: When should I be dormant spraying my fruit trees? Earlier this year I asked about peach leaf curl on my peach tree and was told ...

Peach leaf curl, citrus blast and brown rot of citrus fruit are diseases common in Butte County. Fortunately, all three can be prevented or reduced with fall and winter spraying. Peach leaf curl is a ...

Horticultural oils can be used as a dormant spray on fruit trees to proactively control overwintering insects and diseases. Dormant oil sprays should be applied in late March or April before the ...

The almost-daily rain we had this spring really put a damper on fruit tree spraying. Pesticides work best if they are applied at least 24 hours before a rain. When a rain happens before the next spray ...

A: It depends on the pest. If you find scale on the trees, spray dormant oil when it's 45 to 70 degrees. Plum curculio also can be a problem. This whitish to yellow-white, legless grub with a brown ...

ENRICH SOIL: Spring and early summer vegetables planted back last March, like snap beans, cucumbers, squash and tomatoes, often finish up in the next few weeks. When you remove them, you could plant a ...

There’s something so rewarding about picking fresh fruit from your own fruit tree. If you’re interested in cultivating fruit trees in your garden, there are several varieties that can be planted in ...

Q: When should I be dormant spraying my fruit trees? Earlier this year I asked about peach leaf curl on my peach tree and was told that prevention in the form of at least two dormant sprays was the ...