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 ...

After a few years of watching and waiting for a peach tree I planted to bear fruit, it finally did this year. Unfortunately, it was unable to produce during those first few years because of peach leaf ...

Q: For the past couple of years I have sprayed my peach and pear trees with a dormant spray but I have still been plagued with peach leaf curl or fire blight. What can I do control these diseases? A: ...

Joellen Dimond talks about sedums, and Mr. D. demonstrates spraying peach trees. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond ...

Q: What can I spray to get rid of worms in peaches and wild plums? Last summer the trees were full of fruit, but it was inedible. I understand that a mixture with molasses might work, but I do not ...

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 ...