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The Who’s Who of Bugs—and How to Handle Them

As temperatures rise, so does pest activity in your fruit trees. While some bugs are a bigger deal than others, they’re all helpful messengers of your tree’s overall health. Read on to learn who’s worth worrying about and how to fight them off.

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Fig June Drop: What’s normal vs. not?

Did your Fig tree drop a lot of fruit this summer? Perhaps more than you’re used to? Let’s explore a few reasons why this happens and whether or not you need to take action.

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The Importance of Being Chill

SoCal is famously 🤙 chill ✌️, but is it chill enough to grow stone fruit? We’re talking about the chill hours that stone fruit (peach, apricot, cherry, etc.) and other deciduous fruit trees like apples & pears require in order to bear fruit each year.

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April Abundance: Kumquats & Loquats

With kumquat season starting to wind down and Loquat season just starting to pick up, the recent Spring Equinox—or as I like to call it: the Spring Equatnox (sorry)—is a great reminder to enjoy, and make the most of, these two notoriously underutilized fruits.

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