Some of the best trees and shrubs to add fall color to your yard. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. There’s still time to fill your yard with…
Perfect Time to Start Planning and Planting for Spring Garden
…those pansies, violas, trees and shrubs in the ground right now, and they’ll reward you with gorgeous color in spring. When you’re looking to add to your collection of perennials,…
Soil Carbon Monitoring Enhanced for Conservation Reserve Program
…while strengthening our modeling and conservation planning resources for all producers.” The soil carbon monitoring projects will include a review of perennial grasses, trees, and wetlands. Michigan State University…
Essentials You Will Need to Attract Pollinators
…clematis, and flowering tobacco. Bees are extremely versatile and varied, so there is plenty to choose from. Fruit trees and berry bushes are a great start. They also love different…
Best and Worst Companions for Your Guava Crop
…Plants for Guava trees include: citrus trees, chives, marigold, comfrey, and borage. Some of the worst companion plants are cucumber, egg plant, and potato. For all of their hardiness, guava…
Caring for Your Guava Tree Once You Get it in Soil
…between each one. Most guava trees can grow tall, and some have a wide-reaching growth habit. After planting, water growing guava trees every other day and then once a week…
Use of H-2A Program More Than Triples Between 2010 and 2019
…and nut production, which all require a substantial amount of labor. Between 2010 and 2019 the number of firms requesting H-2A workers increased 95 percent overall, to more than 10,000….
Tropical Fruit Easy to Grow Only Requiring Heat and Moisture
…trees are usually ready to harvest within 3-8 years after planting. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Tropical Fruit Easy to Grow Only Requiring Heat and…
Common Diseases to Look Out for to Protect the Citrus Crop
…spot is a fungal disease. You’ll know that your trees have it if you find yellow-brown blister spots on the leaves. The spots are typically on the underside of the…
Citrus Grove Protection Involves Looking Out for Pests
…of growing citrus fruits. But there is a downside – plenty of pests and diseases. And, some of these problems can make growing citrus trees troublesome, if not impossible. Aphids…
Mushroom Lasagna Grows Great Gourmet Mushrooms
…ground. This can be in the paths between garden beds, if you like mulched pathways, or it can be within the actual garden beds. It also works great beneath trees….
Growing Pine Nuts is Straightforward, with Patience and Space
…a few years to start producing, but you will get pine nuts for generations once you have productive trees. There are about 20 varieties of Pine Nut trees, but these…
California Walnut Production Projected to Come Down 15 Percent
California walnut production is expected to decline by about 15 percent this year, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Walnut production is forecast at 670,000 tons, down from 785,000…
California Dairies to Expect Letters from Central Valley Water Board
…of almond trees down the road. He may not be putting that in his dairy annual report because it doesn’t get manure. It’s not really a part of the dairy,”…