I often get questions about pecans, especially during the holidays with all the holiday baking. Many want to plant the trees as nursery and garden centers receive their annual shipment of bare-rooted ...

Growing your own pecan tree for a ton of wonderful eating nuts might be easier than you think! Come with me on a pecan ...

There’s nothing quite like pecans. With their rich, buttery flavor, these nuts are a staple of Louisiana culture and cuisine. If you’d like to produce your own pecans, November through March is an ...

Lots of folks want to know how to get their pecan tree to produce a crop each year. Unfortunately, it’s not practical or even realistic. Afterall, commercially produced pecans are mostly grown in ...

You’ve likely heard the following at some point: "When’s the best time to plant a tree? 20 years ago. When’s the second-best time? Now." It’s fireplace time, which means many of us are purchasing or ...

Before planting, knock off the soil around the tree’s roots, which, in container trees, typically includes peat moss and perlite or a light mix. Bare-root trees will not have any soil around the roots ...

In the case of pecan trees, cross-pollination between different varieties is beneficial. But one tree is generally all that is needed in a home planting. Pecans are wind pollinated, and there are ...

Q: Last night I weeded my flowerbeds and pulled a lot of St. Augustine runners up. Can I plant those? I have them in a pan of water. I’ll probably have more as I do more weeding. I have bare areas I’d ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - My favorite tree is the pecan tree. It brings back great family memories, I like its form, and I’m a big fan of eating it. It is also a tree that causes me the most frustration ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I was wondering if you could provide me with a list of which fruit trees need ...