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Updated: March 22, 2024
Fruits for the Home Garden
Learn how to select and care for small fruits and tree fruits, and prevent and or manage their problems in the home garden.
Updated: February 20, 2023
Growing Pear Trees in a Home Garden
Pears share many cultural similarities and pest problems with apples. They are botanically grouped with apples and are collectively called 'pome fruits'.
Updated: March 1, 2024
Watering, Fertilizing, Harvesting, Spray Schedule Pears
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.
Updated: February 2, 2024
Apple and Pear Diseases
Apples and pears are susceptible to many diseases growing in a backyard planting.
Updated: February 2, 2024
Training and Pruning Apple and Pear Trees
Pruning young and mature apple trees is important to keep them healthy and productive.
Updated: February 2, 2024
Apple and Pear Insect Pests
Apple and pears grown by backyard growers are prone to many insect pests.
Updated: February 2, 2024
Apple and Pear Problems not caused by Diseases or Insects
Many issues of apple trees are not caused by diseases or insects. They are referred to as abiotic or problems caused by nonliving factors.