In today’s Water Works, brought to you by AquiMax, research looking at deficit irrigation in the production of processing tomatoes has produced some interesting results. Because of the nature of…
The California Kitchen: Sauce Bolognese
…C Maitake Mushrooms 1/2 C Spanish Onion 1 LB Ground Wagyu 1 C Tom Sauce 1 C Roasted Tomatoes TT Italian Season TT S+P TT Sugar 1 T at a…
You Should Consider Growing Wildflowers
…of our hands. They are great at attracting bees and butterflies, especially in or near our gardens when its time to pollinate tomatoes, squashes, and much more. Wildflowers set down…
Foods to Grow on a Balcony
…the floor, and it will happily grow upwards and produce fruit above everything else. Tomatoes and Hot Peppers will also do well on the balcony. Tomato vines can be trained…
Help Your Summer Garden Survive the Heat Wave
…hotter temps. Such as tropical plants, tomatoes, melons, eggplant, peppers, and squash. Add a little shade protection or consider planting into containers so they can be moved under the porch…
How to Deal with Tomato Hornworms
…Ours. How to Deal with Tomato Hornworms If you’ve ever grown garden tomatoes, chances are you have dealt with hornworms. These green caterpillar pests can be found in most any region of…
Celebrating National Cheese Day
…to consume it thoughtfully. The best way to eat cheese is to serve it on a cheese plate with pears, grapes, olives, and tomatoes. It’s great when it’s paired with…
Celebrating National Hamburger Day
…forget the trimmings. They are so many delicious ways you can customize your burger — add bacon, ketchup, lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, mayo, and many other favorite fixings! I’m Cathy Isom……
USDA Announces Streamlined Purchase Program to Supply Nutrition Assistance Programs with American Farm Products
…$25 million for pork products $25 million for tart cherries $22 million for dried peas $20 million for cheddar cheese $18 million for clingstone peaches $15.5 million for processed tomatoes…
Gardening Simplified, Self-Seeding Crops
…also consider planting Nasturtium, Sunflowers, Amaranth, Radish, potatoes, tomatoes, and pumpkins. After all, you will only have to plant these once to enjoy them year after year. I’m Cathy Isom……
Controlled Environment Ag Growing
…in all 50 states, but the vast majority of the large facilities growing tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers are in the Northeast, West and Southwest. CoBank says technological advancements and consumer…
Wood Fireplace Ashes for Your Vegetable Garden
…potassium that’ll increase crop quality, especially with tomatoes. If garden soil is acidic, it’s good to add a little wood ash to help with pH level and add nutrients. Only…
Self-Seeding Plants for Your Vegetable and Herb Garden
…the easiest plants to grow and regrow themselves are these ten plants: basil garlic dill arugula mustard nasturtium sunflowers amaranth radish tomatoes pumpkin Self-seeding gardens, of course, allow crops to…
The California Kitchen: Hot Salsa
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Hot Salsa with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 C Jalapeno Fire Roasted Tomatoes 1…