…broccoli, cauliflower, head lettuce, cut flowers, and lemons. Strawberries have held the top position for a few years and there was a significant gap of nearly $70 million between the…
Delicious and Nutritious Leafy Greens to Grow in the Home Garden
…salads, cut into wedges or top with shrimp or chicken. Lettuce is mostly water, but it provides vitamins A, C, K and minerals like calcium folate and potassium. It’s easy…
Invasive Weeds that Camouflage as Flowers in the Garden
…be easily contained. Prickly lettuce-Lactuca serriola Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons Amaranth is another that can quickly become unmanageable. Just like the tumbleweeds that you find in the desert, weedy amaranth will…
Monterey County Agriculture Drops Below $4 Billion in Value
…million drop in total gross value.” Some of the most lucrative crops for the area experienced substantial declines in value. Leaf lettuce fell by 15.2 percent and head lettuce saw…
Vegetables to Grow for Herbivore Pets and Companions
…needs. Most herbivore friends can eat lettuce. The dark, leafy lettuces such as Romain types are best for most pets. Although few pets enjoy crunching on celery stalks, many of…
Vegetables to Plant for a Bountiful Fall Harvest
…little ease. Green onions can be direct sown in late summer and harvested through fall and early winter. Although Lettuce loves cool weather, plant in late summer to early fall…
Companion Plants Which Should Be Grown Next to Tomatoes
…for tomatoes include carrots, peppers, sage, garlic and leaf lettuce. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Companion Plants Which Should Be Grown Next to Tomatoes Sponsored…
MSOB: Biological Options for Western Flower Thrips
Western flower thrips can be a big issue for certain growers, especially lettuce producers. There are a few biological tools available to growers but they require some planning. “Definitely, we…
Health Bite: Produce That Hydrates
…agricultural abundance, there are many seasonal fruits and vegetables that will help us with our hydration. With water content at 96 percent, lettuce is one of the most hydrating vegetables,…
Natural Pest Traps to Help Rid Unwanted Pests in an Organic Garden
…effective. These traps are most effective when placed among plants like strawberries, lettuce, and other plants that attract slugs, snails, and other crawling pests. For aphids, make a sticky trap…
Agriculture Facing More Transportation Issues with Trucking Challenges
…most recent truck rate report, shipping rates for getting ag products out of California to other markets were among the highest in the country. Rates for shipping lettuce and other…
Several Factors Contributing to Wider Adoption of Agtech Innovation
…describes one of the most significant advancements he has seen has been the machines developed for lettuce thinning. Some fields are still thinned by hand; however, machine thinning has become…
Fight Post-Bloom Disease with PH-D® Fungicide
…biological fermentation Also approved for use on almonds, grapes, apples, lettuce, citrus and more UPL is proud to offer some of the most trusted names in crop protection for the…
What to Plant and More Importantly What Not to Plant Right Now
…your area is still experiencing cooler weather, the seeds that can germinate right now are beets, radishes, spinach, Swiss chard, leaf lettuce, peas, collards greens, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, onions, parsley,…