Aim to fertilize fruit trees in spring or early summer. This timing allows the trees to absorb nutrients they can use for new growth and fruit production, says Lauren St. Germain Kidd, the owner of ...

When summer ends, you look forward to closing shop on gardening in the fall. But do your trees need additional fertilizer?

Persimmons are mouthwatering fruits with a unique taste and texture that merges sweetness with astringency. If this odd blend of flavors electrifies the pleasure centers of your brain any time you ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. The persimmons are falling off my persimmon tree. Now some of the leaves are ...

My wife, Kathy, and I moved into our present home in 1979. At last we had some space to garden and plant some fruit trees! During the next two or three years we planted some of the usual varieties, ...