…to strengthen safety efforts moving forward. The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) will be conducting a “systemic overhaul” of its food safety practices. The group will be collaborating with…
Unique DIY Wreaths Inspired by Your Own Garden
…an edible herb wreath. They grow more and more gorgeous as the herbs dry out, and it’s an excellent alternative for anyone who is allergic to evergreens. Grab any edible…
Vegetable Gardening in the Off Season
…that do best in a winter garden include: asparagus, arugula, beets, broad beans, broccoli, brussel sprouts, carrots, collard greens, garlic, kale, leeks, onions, boo choy, and parsley. Peas, potatoes, and…
Things You Can Repurpose as Planters
…they just be straight up plant pots, but tubs can also be designed as self-wicking beds, much the same as IBC totes, to grow a full bevy of salad greens….
Double Food Harvest Growing Sweet Potato Vines
…too? Unlike regular potatoes, sweet potatoes can be grown as a dual-purpose crop. Like beets, carrots, turnips, and radishes, sweet potato greens are an edible and delicious addition to your…
World’s First True Red Spinach Variety Released
…Agricultural Research Service. Spinach has always been known as a green leafy vegetable. There are leafy vegetables often called red spinach. But these are actually red-leaf amaranths (Amaranthus spp.) or…
Best Fall Vegetables to Use This Season
…indulging in include green beans, leafy green, leaks, root vegetables, and winter squash. There are many types of winter squash, including acorn, butternut, buttercup, carnival, delicata, Hubbard, Kabocha, pumpkin and…
Great Reasons to Grow Baby Vegetables
…of full-sized beets. With greens and herbs, the returns are much quicker. You can have large amounts of baby greens or tasty herbs for salads and stir-fries in just a…
Growing Drumstick Plants for Year-Round Greens
…drumstick plant for year-round greens. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Growing Drumstick Plants for Year-Round Greens The Moringa Tree – also known as the drumstick plant –…
Raised Bed Gardening Kid Friendly Veggies
…snap peas, and bell peppers. And don’t forget lettuce. Greens are healthy, and although most kids won’t want to eat a head of lettuce directly from the garden, they make…
Right Fertilizer for the Ultimate Tomato Harvest
…end up with leafy growth and no fruit. Tomatoes are heavy feeders, and they need plenty of nutrients to thrive throughout the season. Before you start liberally sprinkling fertilizer all…
Get Rid of Grasshoppers the Organic Way
…They prefer cereal grains like clover, oats, wheat, corn, rye and barley. But they’ll cheerfully settle for your grass, flowers, greens, beans, and broccoli as well. Most grasshoppers will avoid…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 05-30-19
…must be possible solutions to some of the outbreaks we have seen in the leafy green industry over the last several years. All of that and more in today’s Farm…
How to Create a Gutter Garden
…with herbs, greens, and flowers. Do it yourself garden gutters are small space savers, low cost, and can be a work of art. I’m Cathy Isom… Sponsored Content Let’s Talk…