A pair of pruning shears in March can decide the fate of an entire summer harvest. One careless cut can remove future fruit, weaken a plant, or push growth in the wrong direction long before warm ...

Pruning is a necessary task when you’re gardening, but did you know there’s a right and wrong way to do it? It’s not as simple as just hacking away at pieces of your plants and hoping for the best. In ...

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Pruning cuts should be made close to the branch collar and not flush against the trunk. These are “thinning cuts” and the entire branch is removed from the tree. “Heading cuts” will remove only one ...

Knowing when to prune fruit bushes can be challenging. Doing it at the wrong time of year may mean the difference between a pitiful harvest and a bountiful one.

February is the perfect time to address the first essential task of the year — pruning. Centre Daily Times, file Home orchards have been popular with Americans since colonial times, and today’s PA ...

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Nearly 60 residents gathered at the Old Firehouse Community Center, 100 Avon Belden Road, on Feb. 12 for a free fruit tree pruning class hosted by the city of Avon Lake and the Avon Lake Tree ...

The Righetti FFA are the state champions after competing in the finals for fruit tree pruning at Fresno State University last week. The team consists of Evelyn Pera (4th high individual), Aaron Davila ...

The Righetti FFA team brought home first place in the fruit tree pruning competition at the mid-winter state finals held at Fresno State in February; a feat made more impressive due to a familiarity ...

Each method of cutting plants serves a specific purpose.

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