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The plants at Takata Nursery — a small greenhouse on the roof of founder Taryne Messer’s apartment building in Ridgewood — ...

I can remember when I was in the third grade and going to St. Richard’s Catholic School my father came home with the news ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Propagation is the best way to get fruit trees that yield good fruit and resist disease. Learn three ways to propagate fruit ...

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Whether you picked apples at an orchard or bought them at the store, here's how to store apples to keep them crisp for as long as possible.

THE YAKIMA RIVER BASIN – Heavy fall rains might have returned to Western Washington, but east of the Cascade crest, people still look to the skies, waiting for much-needed water. They’ve been watching ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

If you look forward to harvesting fruit from your own apple trees to make jams, pies, and jars of apple butter, the first step is ensuring you have healthy trees. Set your apple trees up for a ...

Move over, Red Delicious. Gala, Honeycrisp and Fuji apples have become some of the most popular varieties in the U.S. Honeycrisp in particular have achieved apple stardom in produce aisles across the ...