Q: What sort of netting can I use on a cherry tree that will prevent birds from eating the cherries, and also doesn't snag birds? Also, will ground squirrels chew up the netting? A: Your concerns ...

Here is a simple way to protect fruit on your backyard fruit trees from animals like birds and possums - perhaps even ...

Discover the ultimate solution to protect your apple trees with our comprehensive demo on full apple tree netting! In this informative video, we demonstrate how to safeguard your precious fruit ...

In response to a recent column on fruit trees, Mike Davison, who gardens in Toluca Lake, emailed as follows: “I would love to plant a few fruit trees and have in the past (peach, apple, avocado) but ...

Protect citrus fruit from damage by birds with bird netting, available at your local nursery or feed and seed. Check on satsumas and kumquats as they are beginning to ripen now (no hurry, they ripen ...

Q: Several of my fruit trees have a ring of small holes around the trunk. The ring stretches completely around the trunk and is several inches wide. Do you know what might be the cause and if it kills ...

A black-headed grosbeak perching in a tree - Gerald A. DeBoer/Shutterstock Whether you want to scope out birds with binoculars from your kitchen window or hope to bring in bees and butterflies to help ...

With shorter days, many songbirds are migrating south. Some bird species, such as vireos, warblers, hummingbirds and thrushes ...

After a few years of watching and waiting for a peach tree I planted to bear fruit, it finally did this year. Unfortunately, it was unable to produce during those first few years because of peach leaf ...