This is regulated by plant hormones like abscisic acid. Many fruit trees, such as apples and cherries, rely on true dormancy to prevent bud break during the winter. Environmental dormancy occurs ...

Whether you're growing tomatoes, managing crops or striving for the perfect lawn, soil testing is key to success.

Perennial plants start going into a dormancy period in late summer to protect them through the upcoming winter.

The real threat to plant health from winter weather comes when we have unusually warm ambient temperatures in January and February, causing plants to begin to break dormancy prematurely in late ...

Late winter and early spring in the Midwest weather can be confusing. A few days of unseasonably warm temperatures and melting snow can make it feel like early spring. Then ...

According to Huchins, "Tulip bulbs need chilling temperatures (35-50°F) for at least 12-16 weeks to break dormancy and trigger spring blooming." Can You Plant Tulips In The Spring? No ...

Rhubarb is an ideal edible plant for the central Ohio home gardener ... as it requires winter temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit to break dormancy and stimulate spring growth and also ...