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In advance of the fruit tree pruning demonstration, here is a brief reminder of the principles of fruit tree pruning. Proper pruning shapes the tree to allow good sun exposure. This encourages optimal ...

Something you need to know is that fruit on fruit trees only grows off of new growth. So remember this as you start to prune ...

Considering the climate uncertainty, an increase in world population and the need to produce food under low water availability, studies showing alternatives for vegetable production, having in mind ...

Good gardening, like most activities in life, requires us to have a set of tools that we can employ to create the garden of our dreams. One of the most important tools to have in our gardening bag is ...

Although winter is downtime for many plants and trees, it can also be an important time for specific plant care tasks like pruning. While there are some plants you should avoid pruning in winter at ...

Q: I moved into a new house that has a grapevine. I’ve never had a grapevine before. Should I prune the vine? What could I use the leaves for? A: You do not have to prune your grapevine, but annual ...

Lodi winemakers are struggling with low sugar levels in grapes, affecting demand and profits as cheap imports flood the market. ITS IT INFRASTRUCTURE. LOW SUGAR LEVELS AND GRAPES ARE LEAVING SOME LODI ...

Abstract: Deep neural networks (DNN) are in high demand because of their widespread applications in natural language processing, image processing, and a lot of other domains. However, due to their ...