219 Summer Fruit Tree Pruning. Lemon Verbena. Tomato Troubles.

Yes, it’s August, and it’s hot out, but the garden is a busy place: harvesting, watering, deadheading, weeding. Wise gardeners have added another chore that will help guarantee future garden success: summer pruning of deciduous fruit trees. We’ll tell you why now nipping back your peach, plum, apple, apricot, cherry, nectarine and other fruit trees will lead to better production next year.Have you heard of lemon verbena? It’s an herb, with showy flowers, and produces leaves ...