Backyard Farmer looks at good fall watering techniques & tips for controlling pear rust. This week Backyard Farmer looks at good fall watering techniques and we hear about tips for controlling pear ...

DEAR JESSICA: Every October, I pick and save seeds from my morning glory pods. (I do leave some on the plants.) Coming back from Florida late this year, I didn’t sow until the third week in May. They ...

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Trees are under attack by a hard-to-control fungus that's been making the rounds, wiping out beautiful street and backyard pear trees across the area. "You can ...

DEAR JESSICA: We have a beautiful weeping cherry on our front lawn, but its leaves are dropping, brown and curled. My husband found some pinkish/reddish “gunk” on a part of the tree, scraped it off ...

Some of us are starting to notice yellow-orange spots on the leaves of their ornamental or fruiting pear trees. These spots begin in the late spring on the upper surface of leaves, approximately 1/8 ...

Dear Neil: What would be causing the slow death of our dwarf gardenias? These green leaves on the left and yellowed leaves on the right are both on the same plant. We have two other plants on either ...

This is a plant disease topic we usually talk about later in the season, but with the warm weather we have been having, it’s likely that rust season will start a little earlier this year. And when we ...

Any good gardener is constantly on the lookout for signs of disease threatening their prized plants. But with so many diseases threatening to strike, it can be difficult knowing what to watch for.

The sun is visiting now and then, colorful blooms are everywhere and we're feeling the urge to get outdoors. It's gardening time. Got a question? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and ...

Pear rust is an extremely common pear problem that affects both ornamental and fruiting pear trees. The disease is called cedar-hawthorn rust and often causes only aesthetic damage in the form of 1/8- ...

Spring is in full swing, and many people find they have plenty of time to garden. Turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service, for help ...