Staking prevents the root ball from shifting and incurring damage while the tree acclimates to its surroundings. To reap the ...

Have you noticed new trees planted in yards or around new construction? If trees aren’t staked correctly, injury or death could occur. Most of this information will focus on trees (which are totally ...

Have you noticed new trees planted in yards or around new construction? If those trees aren’t staked correctly, injury or death could occur. Most of this information will focus on trees (which are ...

If trees aren’t staked correctly, injury or death could occur. Most of this information will be focusing on trees, which are very different from palms internally, but I will also cover how to stake ...

"Grow up." That's what I tell some of my plants. Upright plants, bathed in air, are less apt to get fungal diseases, and those bearing fruits -- tomatoes, for example -- are less likely to have their ...

Arbor Day will soon be here and our thoughts turn to trees and the environment. Trees are chemical factories, sequestering carbon dioxide while emitting oxygen. Humans are also chemical factories but ...

Tomatoes are happy to sprawl but getting the plants up off the ground -- here, on a trellis in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. -- results in cleaner fruit and less chance of disease. “Grow up.” That’s what I tell ...

Question: Should I stake the new trees I plant this spring? I heard staking can be bad, but we have a very windy yard. Matt C., Clovis Answer: You heard right. Staking trees can be bad. You are also ...