Imagine growing your own backyard fruit orchard, but without having to do much in the way of pest control, weed management, or fertilizing because the carefully selected companion plants support and ...

A new tomato-picking robot is learning to think before it acts. Instead of simply identifying ripe fruit, it predicts how easy each tomato will be to harvest and adjusts its approach accordingly. This ...

To determine ripeness, taste for sweetness instead of going by the color of the skin. For the best flavor, harvest citrus after the fruit has been exposed to a light frost. Use pruners to cut the ...

You don't always have to wait for too long for a fruit harvest. You can plant these fast-growing trees in early spring for a ...

Heavy, localized rainfall in key Chilean fruit regions has disrupted harvesting and raised quality concerns for late-season ...

Mechanical harvesting of fruit trees represents a transformative approach to modern orchard management. By applying controlled vibrational excitations, these systems selectively detach ripe fruit ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early summer days, in search of ripe fruit from the towering saguaro cactus, an ...

The colors begin to pop in late December. By January, they polka dot the landscape, as oranges, lemons, tangerines and mandarins fill the backyards of every community in Silicon Valley. “We estimate ...

Pick oranges, lemons, limes, and other citrus at the perfect time with these tips from a horticulture expert. To determine ripeness, taste for sweetness instead of going by the color of the skin. For ...