Short on space but love avocados? This compact variety grows happily in a pot — and a little pruning can keep it small enough for patios or sunny corners.

If you love having avocados on hand, you might want to consider growing some at home. Fortunately, you can get started from ...

Let’s see if that continues this month as we head into spring gardening! March is the time to start your summer vegetable, herb, and flower seeds. Started now, your seedlings will be ready to ...

Here is spring, and it feels great. The wildflowers are here. Winter deciduous trees and shrubs are blooming and leafing out.

What I didn’t think about was how that same stormy night would redraw my running path along the beach. I know how much can change overnight on our shoreline. But each stormy event still manages to ...

Although it can take years for the tree to produce your favorite toast topping, caring for it is relatively simple.

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For years, the Florida avocado industry has been growing varieties, comprising mainly West Indian and Guatemalan types, thrived only in Miami-Dade County and its surroundings in the far South. There, ...

Dreaming of harvesting peaches, plums, apples or figs from your own backyard? Growing delicious homegrown fruit starts with planting your tree correctly — and at the right time of year. Hartmann ...

So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It’s not only a fun off-season activity, especially for kids, but it’s also very easy.

So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It's not only a fun off-season activity, especially for kids, but it's also very easy. Just know that since avocados are tropical plants, they won't ...

ASSOCIATED PRESS A Haas avocado pit is suspended over a glass of water by toothpicks on Long Island, N.Y., in mid-November. So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It’s not only a fun ...