Fruit Diseases

Fungal diseases like black rot can be a problem for backyard grapes.

Pears are excellent candidates for the backyard garden, as long as you are committed to the attention to detail and care that the crop requires.

Home Fruit Preventative Spray Schedule for Insect Pest and Diseases.

Raspberries and blackberries are relatively problem-free for the backyard grower but there are some diseases that can infect your plants.

Apples and pears are susceptible to many diseases growing in a backyard planting.

Apples and pears are susceptible to many diseases growing in a backyard planting.

Growing many types of fruit successfully (especially tree fruits) even for backyard growers requires taking measures to prevent insect and disease problems.

Sometimes it is necessary to spray fungicides to protect fruit grown by the backyard grower.

Timing of tree fruit disease and pest preventative sprays are important for efficacy.

Alien looking orange balls with horns are the fruiting bodies of cedar-apple rust on juniper trees.