CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and now’s the ...

Earlier planting increases yield potential because a longer growing season gives plants more time to photosynthesize, leading to bigger plants with more branches, more nodes, more pods ...

This leaves only a very short growing season for plants which need warm temperatures for growth and development. As the snow melts in spring, plants can start growing but the timing of their ...

The numerous types vary in shape and are classified by their harvest time – and importantly, the type they are dictates when you want to sow and plant cabbages. I have grown many varieties of ...

Questions such as when is the best time to plant tomatoes or when is the proper time to treat the lawn for crabgrass are common. Also common are questions about the timing related to the expected ...

the hybrid you choose impacts when and how nitrogen is absorbed into the plant. For example, Ferrie tested nitrogen timing, rate and placement in 2020 on two different hybrid types, a “D ...