“Asian pears are ready to pick and eat as soon as their skin is no longer green and has changed to shades of brown, russet, or gold,” says Ervin. “The fruit will still be firm when picked and will ...

A bird perched on a branch with clusters of bright red berries, holding one berry in its beak - Westend61/Getty Images If you've ever grown fruit trees, you know the heartbreak that comes with it. You ...

You could use a toy from the 1940s could help keep squirrels away from your feeders — and you may even get a show.

If you've ever grown fruit trees, you know the heartbreak that comes with it. You wait weeks, sometimes months, for those apples or cherries to ripen, only to step outside one morning and find the ...

Use barriers such as chicken wire over the soil to deter digging. In addition, although it’s not the prettiest solution, a chicken wire enclosure erected around pots (including overhead) keeps them ...

Bradford pears aren't the only fruit tree you should stay away from. Experts also caution against a few other varieties, like mulberries. While their fruit is delicious, they can be extremely high ...

Slugs, acorns, conkers and toxic mushrooms are just some of the common autumnal threats that can lead to injury or poisoning in dogs. With winter officially beginning on December 21, the window for ...

Bur oaks, the native oak in Manitoba, are a tough tree of the prairies and plains of the American mid-west. They are well adapted to the grasslands as their thick corky bark protects them from heat ...

When an alarm at the watercraft inspection station gate sounds to signal another boat is crossing the Washington-Idaho border, Fin the dog barks excitedly.