…garden. Things like broccoli, lettuce, kale, arugula, and radishes. Most gardeners know these “cool season” crops fail to thrive in summer but also grow crisp and tasty in the lengthening…
Small Container Gardening
…well-suited for container gardening are tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, bush beans, lettuce, spinach, summer squash, radishes, and herbs. Other vegetables that can do well in containers if the conditions are…
Farm Labor Shortage May Drive Produce Prices Higher
…other crops because it’s much harder to preserve, especially compared to commodities like corn and grain. California lettuce farmers were actually hit hard by those spring rains that ended the…
Easy Fruits and Veggies to Grow in Pots
…one of best lettuce varieties to plant in containers since they need less growing space than head or stalk lettuces. Basil, chives, and tomatoes are perfect for small containers, too….
Fresh Food in Space
…away from Earth, such as lettuce and cabbage. Soon they may be able to add those fresh veggies and the tubed meat to an actual sandwich. This proof of concept…
Picking Your Produce in a Grocery Store Farm
…they are hoping it catches on. The Infarm’s indoor vertical farming system is capable of growing anything from herbs, lettuce, and other vegetables. And even fruit. The plants are monitored…
Regrow Vegetables from Your Scraps
…if it would regrow? Or the portion if the head of lettuce? Cathy Isom tells you about the foods that you can regrow from scraps. That’s coming up on This…
New Broccoli and Lettuce Cost Studies Released
…Litman / Shutterstock.com) Both studies assume a farm operation of 1,500 non-contiguous acres of rented land. The hypothetical iceberg-lettuce farm has 250 acres planted to iceberg lettuce. The lettuce is…
Healthy Diet with Affordable Produce
…Malic acid which has been linked to fighting cancer and cleansing the liver. If it’s more greens that you need, Romaine Lettuce should be on your shopping list. it lasts…
Boosting Natural Defenses with a Drone
…get some research to support what he is seeing. Parabug is testing the technology on strawberries but they hope to expand the target crops to vegetables like lettuce and brassicas….
What You Can Grow in a Straw Bale Garden
…your yard that receives at least six hours of bright, direct sunlight a day. While some veggies such as lettuce and green beans can grow in partial shade, most need…
Farmers Share of the Food Dollar is Still Low
…a pound of tomatoes and the farmer earns 29 cents. For every pound of lettuce consumers buy, they’ll spend $2.79 while the farmer earns a nickel. Lastly, an 18-ounce box…
Salad Shortage Because of California Rains
…areas of California, which is the largest fruit and vegetable producer in the country. The delays have led to shortfalls of crops like lettuce and broccoli, sending wholesale prices much…
Vertical Garden Ideas
…a bit now in commercial farming. Vertical tower gardens are also quite popular by stacking large food-grade tubes or buckets. Things like strawberries, herbs, lettuce, and so on are planted…