Fruit trees, pecan trees and other nut plants can be grown with great success and relatively few problems. However, I’m often asked about how to control pecan scab, peach leaf curl, borers and ...

Jeff Cook, the county agent for Peach and Taylor counties, said high winds and heavy rain can damage all crops, but pecan trees are especially vulnerable, as well as peach trees to a lesser extent ...

Swihart said when his peach trees die, he'll plant more pecan trees, which can yield more product and is more reliable. "Our plans are, as the peach trees die and get old, the pecans will take ...

Neil Sperry: pecan leaves in compost, bougainvillea in winter, peach and plum trees, patches zoysia lawn, getting rid of grassburs. By Neil Sperry , For the Express-News Dec 6, 2013 Shred pecan ...

Chop Evans, who farms 6,000 acres of pecans in Peach and other counties, said pecan theft is a problem every year once the harvest starts. He didn’t consider it to be any worse this year, but he ...

The pecans and the peaches make excellent companions for the farm, ... The farm's 1,800 acres of peach trees provide a harvest window from mid-May to mid-August.

Peaches usually start getting ripe in mid-May, but our #Drone13 crew couldn't resist taking an early look at this year's crop ...

Want to add apple, peach, pecan or fig trees to your NC backyard? This beginner’s guide has info on plant selection and placement, soil and avoiding common mistakes.

: A couple of fairly large limbs (3 inches in diameter) have died in one of my pecan trees. Why would that happen? Should I prune them right away or wait until later? : Pecan limbs die all the ...