…feed and they’ll likely peck through them. The chicken-friendly edible plants you should include in your chicken garden: pumpkins, watermelons, garlic and lettuce. Other things you may want to include…
Wireworms: A Destructive, Slimy Critter with a Very Bad Reputation
…They may be tiny, but they cause significant damage to young, vulnerable plants, including: potatoes, carrots, brassicas, sweet potatoes, beans and lettuce. One of the biggest problems is that wireworms…
Soak or Not Soak Seeds Before Planting is the Question
…from a good soaking include: corn, pumpkin, beans, chard, beets, and peas. The seeds you shouldn’t soak include: carrots, lettuce, radish, celery, turnips, and spinach. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This…
Quickest Way to Get Veggies on Your Dinner Table
…heads, there are several good varieties that mature in significantly less time. ‘Di Cicco’ is one of the earliest, forming smallish heads in 45 days. Other fast-growing veggies include: Lettuce,…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 11-11-21
…and what is being done to address it, along with information on lettuce prices and the ag export potential between the U.S. and European Union. Tune in to the show…
California Receives Significant Specialty Crop Investment
…projects which include the promotion of pollinators, and efforts to increase consumption of specialty crop products. Other academic projects include improved breeding efforts of lettuce, evaluation of biodegradable plastic mulches,…
Hanging Baskets for Vertical Vegetable Farming?
…grow upwards, but the plant itself doesn’t mind drooping those vines below. There are lots of loose-leaf varieties of lettuce and cabbages that’ll love it in a basket that gets…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 09-21-21
…for romaine lettuce, and an in-depth look at issues in California’s meat processing sector. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, recipes, features and more. Listen to…
Helpful Tips to Improve Your Chili Pepper Harvest
…soil slightly acidic. Give them plenty of space between other plants to prevent overcrowding and diseases. Only plant them next to favorable companions, such as lettuce, beets, carrots, or radishes….
Week in Review: Updates to Leafy Greens Testing Procedure, Free Mediation Available for Producers
FDA has been in the process of collecting and testing lettuce grown in the area and will continue until the end of harvest in November. The California Agricultural Mediation Program…
FDA Adjusts Lettuce Sampling Protocols for the Salinas Valley
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its lettuce sampling protocols for the Salinas Valley. FDA has been in the process of collecting and testing lettuce grown in…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-23-21
…new emergency program set to help rescue animals during disaster and FDA has made adjustments to its sampling protocols for Salinas Valley lettuce. Tune in to the show for these…
Growing a Tasty Treat Known to Resist Many Pests and Diseases
…horned melon, including: cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, sunflower, lettuce and parsley. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Growing a Tasty Treat Known to Resist Many Pests and…
LGMA to Implement Risk-Based Preharvest Testing Requirement
…So, looking at whatever factors might be a potential risk to a lettuce or leafy greens crops whether its animal proximity, its water runoff, its high winds or weather events,…