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March: Apply Dormant Oil

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To eliminate any overwintering insects and diseases on fruit trees, apply dormant oil spray as directed on the package.…

Caring for Pear Tree during winter

Good afternoon, We just bought Pear Trees (Bartlett and Anjou). They will grow strictly in planters. I would like to learn more about the winter care of these fruit trees when they are stored in an unheated garage during the…

Dying plum tree

Toronto – We have 5 fruit trees/bushes that are 5 years old. Early July last year our cherry tree had one branch die back, leaves curled down to back, wilted and discolored to fall colours. Cut that one off but…

Growing a peach tree

We live in Toronto and our soil is moist, but not wet. Our soil has sand silt and a little bit of clay. Is our climate and soil suited for fruit trees? I want to grow a peach tree from…

Pruning an apple tree whip

Hello Master Gardeners, This past summer I posted a question on what to do with an apple tree seedling over its first winter because I wasn’t sure whether to bring it inside. I received a response saying I should plant…

Garden Suggestions

I live at Keele and Eglinton. More of a clay surface soil.  The garden looks a hell of a lot better than when I moved here 12 years ago. Both gardens I am trying to beautify are located in full…

Plants for a Hedge*

I have 4’x4′ posts already cemented and ready for an 8′ tall & 56′ long wood privacy fence but I’ve changed my mind about installing a wooden fence. I am very much interested in some type of a living fence…

Very old pear tree sucker*

Hello, I had an old pear tree in our back yard taken down last year because of carpenter ants rotting the trunk. The tree must have been there a long while because it towered over our three storey house. We…