Help them grow strong roots.

Hot weather pushes every garden to its limits, and the way plants receive water often determines whether they stay healthy or ...

This is the way to a better harvest.

A quick sprinkle may make the soil look wet, but appearances fool plenty of gardeners. Plants need moisture well below the ...

Newly planted container-grown trees need daily watering for several weeks, then twice weekly through the first summer and fall, and weekly for the following two summers. Ball and burlap trees require ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When watering the plants in our gardens, many of us often overlook a particular plant type: trees. It's easy to assume that the ...

Q: You have always said to add watering days instead of more water per application. During the hottest September on record, the water district ads told us to water fewer days (three in fall and one ...

During the spring, my most common question that comes into the office is, “why is my tree turning brown?” The answer to that question begins with the most basic need for all living things, water.

Wounds increase moisture loss and divert tree energy into healing. And the loss of leaves will decrease the tree’s overall ...