…a tomato. To eat them, slice the skins over and scoop out the insides. Collect the Passion flower leaves and flowers. They can be used fresh, or dried and are ideal…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Hoop House Example of Spider Mite Control
…Cloyd worked with a hoop house tomato producer several years ago to try and tackle his spider mite issue. He said the producer started releasing a predatory mite that specifically…
Tips for You to Ripen Green Tomatoes Indoors
How to ripen green tomatoes. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Green Tomatoes in a garden. By Kzenon/Shutterstock Even if the tomatoes you’re growing are green, you can…
Things to Know When it’s Time to Transplant Plants
What you need to know when its time to transplant your plants. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Farmer’s hands planting a tomato seedling By yuris/Shutterstock The ideal time…
Ways to Tell if You’re Tomatoes are Ripe if You’re Color Blind
…cue that it’s ripe. Another visual cue to tell if tomatoes are ripe, the darker fruits will be hanging lower on the vine. When tomatoes ripen, they get very juicy…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-28-20
…CCC to help ag workers, grants offered to growers transitioning to organic production and get an update on the processing tomato report. Tune in to the show for these news…
Consumers are Driving a Move to More Sustainable Cotton Farming in California
…Rooted Collection. Men’s jeans in the collection run about $100 a pair. Ordinary cowboy cut Wrangler jeans range from $39 to $41 a pair. A cover crop growing in cotton and tomato…
California Crop Production to Be Impacted by Warming Temperatures
…warming temperatures is for tomato production. “We found between 34 and 87 percent of the land historically used for tomatoes will have temperatures appropriate for them in the future. So,…
UC Cooperative Extension to Investigate Healthy Soil Practices with CDFA Grants
…to processing tomato fields in the Sacramento Valley, $100,000 Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UCCE vegetable crops advisor, Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties The project will demonstrate compost applications on two farms in two…
Mechanical Weeding Trials Showing Promising Results in Tomatoes
Researchers are continuing their work on a series of mechanical weeding trials in fields of processing tomatoes. The project is being made possible by support from the California Tomato Research…
4-H Gives Incarcerated Youth Freedom to Try Their Hands at Growing Vegetables
…some of the youth along with the help and supervision of the staff make a new culinary experience for their peers.” Bonnie Plants donated tomato, garlic, fava bean, onion and…
Tricks to Keep Summer Gardens Looking Their Best: Pacific Northwest
…August: Pruning, composting, and checking for unwanted critters that may be snacking on your harvest, such as the tomato horn-worm. Stop applying fertilizer to perennials, shrubs, and trees — they’re…
Tricks to Keep Summer Gardens Looking Their Best: Midwest
…continue to soar. And gardeners in the Midwest should see a lot of peppers and tomatoes on the vine, as well as an abundance of color from annuals, tropicals, and…
Getting to the Bottom of Why Those Tomatoes Aren’t Ripening
Getting to the bottom of why those tomatoes aren’t growing in your garden.That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Nothing is more frustrating than seeing the green fruits bursting…