CORVALLIS — From newly minted gardeners to avid urban farmers, everyone with a patch of land wants to grow an apple tree. Other fruits — pears, cherries, figs, plums — are desirable, too, but there’s ...

Learn how to identify, prevent, and treat powdery mildew with this guide. Discover organic and chemical treatment options, as well as management strategies for long-term control.

Question: Some of my trees are losing leaves. I thought with the plentiful rains we have had that the trees would be doing fine and there shouldn't be any leaves falling off, but my crabapple is ...

It creeps into the garden on humid summer nights, coating leaves with ghostly white: powdery mildew. From bee balm to phlox and lilacs to apple trees, hundreds of common garden plants can be ...