Gardening season is on its way and you may have questions as you prepare for spring. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type in your question and include the county where you live. A ...

The squirrels have already begun to sort through the too-heavy clusters of golden delicious apples at my friend Vicky’s house, choosing the fruit that holds the most potential, taking a bite and ...

If I have learned anything in this life, it is to enjoy the fruits of our labor — both literally and figuratively. This particular recipe satisfies the “literally” part, since these plums come ...

SAVING SUMMER: The fruit and liquor unite to make downright dreamy preserves I'm lucky enough to have a large, mature plum tree in my backyard. Unluckily, though, it's an ornamental plum, producing ...

It’s been taunting us for weeks: The Italian plum tree in the vacant lot behind my sister and brother-in-law’s house is weighed down with plums that have been turning far too slowly from green to pink ...

Let's talk about the wickedly good plums that are all about at the moment. People with plum trees will be harvesting them by the bucket load and creating all manner of deliciousness. This tart is just ...

Dear Jane: I have three Stanley plum trees that had copious blossoms in the spring and set a lot of fruit. During the ensuing months, the fruit began to drop, and, in September, I ended up with only a ...

Since childhood, the plum has been my favorite fruit. I can still remember the anticipation of devouring my grandmother's plum "leather." Every summer, we would watch her make it and savor its ...