Black Rot and Frogeye Leaf Spot: One Fungus, Two Symptoms
One fungus causes both frogeye leaf spot and black rot on apples. Here’s how to spot each stage and what to prune out now.
Bitter Rot: Sunken Circles That Spread in Warm Rain
Bitter rot causes sunken, cone-shaped lesions on apples during warm rainy weather, spreading from cankers and dead wood already in the orchard.
The Florida Apple Calendar, Stage by Stage
A stage-by-stage look at when Florida apple trees break dormancy, bloom and fruit, keyed to Jacksonville’s NOAA frost dates and low-chill cultivars.
The Best Apple Varieties for Florida
Explains why Florida’s mild winters limit apple chill hours, which regions have the best odds, and where to check for verified low-chill options.
The Delaware Apple Calendar, Stage by Stage
A stage-by-stage apple calendar for Delaware, tied to NOAA’s Wilmington frost dates, covering pruning, bloom, fruit set and harvest timing.
The Best Apple Varieties for Delaware
Delaware’s apple success depends on matching bloom time to Wilmington’s frost window and confirming enough winter chill, not on chasing a single named variety.
The Best Apple Varieties for Colorado
Colorado’s short bloom-to-frost window and cold winter lows decide which apple varieties can set fruit here, not the variety’s name.
The California Apple Calendar, Stage by Stage
A stage-by-stage look at how California’s apple growers read chill hours, bloom timing and harvest across coastal, valley and mountain regions.
The Best Apple Varieties for California
Why the right apple variety for California depends on whether your yard is a mild coastal pocket or a colder inland valley.
The Arkansas Apple Calendar, Stage by Stage
A stage-by-stage look at Arkansas apple trees, keyed to Little Rock’s NOAA frost windows rather than calendar months, from dormancy through harvest.