The best companion plants for lemon trees will attract pollinators and predatory insects. Bees and butterflies help pollinate the tree, resulting in larger harvests. Beetles, flies, and wasps attack common …

Companion planting is an excellent, natural gardening strategy for warding off pests and diseases, increasing pollination, and cultivating nutrients.  There are a number of companion plants that help peach trees …

Fruit trees can be needy, and gardeners spend a lot of time and energy trying to repel pests, increase harvests, and improve growing conditions. Although there are chemicals that help …

When it comes to hedge trimmers or almost any yard tool for that matter, I’m a big believer in battery-powered solutions. Gas-powered hedge trimmers are heavy and noisy and electric …

Today’s gardeners often look for safe, natural ways to care for their crops.  Companion planting is a practice that uses plants to produce nutrients, repel diseases and pests, encourage pollination, …

Citrus fruits are often associated with tropical or subtropical growing regions, off-limits to growers in cooler areas. This makes perfect sense since citrus trees require some warmth and humidity, but …

Azaleas are a beautiful, colorful addition to southern landscapes, and their popularity has led to massive breeding efforts to create new colors and cultivars with unique characteristics. But, what happens …

Pecan trees are not only a beautiful shade tree but also a fun (albeit messy) source of tasty, nutritious nuts. A healthy pecan tree has the potential to outlive the …

If your pecan tree harvest is declining, and you have not changed your maintenance habits, you might be dealing with an old tree that is just slowing down. You can …

Healthy pecan trees should have deep roots. The biggest obstacle for deep roots is when the soil does not allow for slow and steady drainage. This can be due to …