A. Your pear tree has scab disease — a fungus disease that affects both pears and apples. It can be controlled by spraying a good fungicide (like daconil) three or four times in the spring. Spray when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring has sprung, and the flowers are blooming. Though it should be smelling pleasant this time of the year, you might walk past ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! It is hard to believe this is the last week of April. Hopefully, most of the cold weather is behind us as we experienced two very chilling nights this week ...

One of the most well-known ornamental trees in our region is now banned in Ohio. A new agricultural law focuses on a common pear tree in the area. One of the most well-known ornamental trees in our ...

In the worlds of horticulture and ecology, the Bradford pear trees that grace our streets, parks and shopping centers and greet spring with white flowers have become public enemy No. 1. They are ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As warm weather returns, so does a distinctive springtime odor that many liken to rotting fish. The overwhelming aroma is the result of an invasive species that is illegal to ...