The Spectrum

Grapes and olives, roses and fruit trees

Question: I have a five-year-old Thompson grape that was a great producer for the last four years. Last year the grape leaves had a white "dust" on them, the grapes were small and some did not ripen ...
South Bend Tribune

Spotted lanternfly, a new invasive pest, aims to consume our grapes, hops and fruit trees

Southwestern Michigan is serving up a menu of the most delectable treats for the nation’s newest invasive species — the spotted lanternfly. About an inch long, adult lanternflies have a somewhat ...
KSL

Pruning Grapes and Fruit trees

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VietNamNet

Khanh Hoa’s ornamental grape trees sell out before Tet

As Tet (Lunar New Year) draws near, ornamental grape trees in Khanh Hoa have entered peak season - burdened with ripe, ...
Chicago Tribune

Spotted lanternfly making its way west, bringing sticky residue and threats to grapes, fruit trees

The lower half of a tree in Huntington, Indiana, has taken on a grayish-red hue. Encrusted with the moth-sized spotted lanternfly, the black dotted insects also cling to leaves, sometimes releasing ...
Yahoo

Invasive and destructive: Spotted lanternflies are advancing to the fruit trees and grapes of Michiana

The highly invasive lanternfly has already been spotted in two Indiana counties and in one county in eastern Michigan, so bug experts know it’s just a matter of time before the sap-sucking insect ...
Columbus Dispatch

Grandpa’s grapes fruit of family connection

My grandchildren don’t know the meaning of this little jar of jelly in my hand. Sure, they love seeing the grapevines ambling along the fence row — the green leaves and tendrils curling around close ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

Grant: East Texas Fruit, Nut and Vegetable Conference set in Tyler

East Texas gardeners have always had a sweet spot for fruit trees, pecan trees, backyard grapes, and homegrown vegetables.
The Tico Times

Growing Jaboticaba: A Rare and Delicious Fruit Tree for Your Costa Rican Garden

Here’s a special rare fruit tree that tropical gardeners can grow in Costa Rica: jaboticaba, a native Brazilian tree with grape-like fruits. Known as mamón brasileño in Spanish, jaboticaba (Eugenia ...
Seattle Times

For color, for leaf, for fruit, grow grapes and hops in the garden

You don’t have to live in Napa to ripen grapes in your garden. Maybe I’ve read too much Frances Mayes about her idyll in Italy, but there’s something so Mediterranean about growing grapes. The idea is ...
Erie Times-News

Fruit crops: Temperature extremes, geography have taken a toll in parts of Erie County

Early spring temperature extremes have damaged some local fruit crops. Some grapes, cherries, peaches and apples that blossomed or budded early following record temperatures as high as 87 degrees in ...