…step is choosing the layout of your garden and what crops will grow well together. For the best harvest, your vegetable garden needs the best soil you can give it….
MSOB: Improving Soil Health Supports Beneficial Nematodes
…populations in check. Shaw has been actively engaged in researching ways to improve populations of beneficial nematodes in the soil. Adding organic material to soils, cover cropping, and reduced tillage…
Just a Few Helpful Tips for Growing Great Strawberries
Some helpful tips for growing great strawberries. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Strawberries bed covered with protective mesh from birds. / Shutterstock Aside from good soil, steady water,…
Collard Greens are Incredibly Agreeable Plants to Grow
…are rich in vitamins and minerals and also have a lot of fiber and a notable amount of protein. Collard greens grow great when they have full sun, rich soil…
Almond Update: Off-Ground Harvesting Offers A Multitude of Benefits
…can also help improve soil health and reduce tree water stress. ABC identified off-ground harvesting as a research priority based on the number of benefits it can provide. “We also…
Great Items to Use in the Garden Instead of Plastic
…Buy your soil and mulch in bulk, instead of buying dozens of smaller bags. Use a metal watering can instead of a plastic one that’s likely to break or crack…
Conservation Innovation Supported by Significant Investment from USDA
…Classic, CIG On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials, and state-level CIG. Each of the components allows partners to address issues of soil health, water quality, and air quality while improving agricultural production….
How You Can Grow an Avocado Tree from the Pit
…its energies into new growth. Once the seedling has several new roots and thick leaves plant the seed in potting soil, in a sunny spot, and water well as it…
An Ingenious Way to Maximize Your Potato Harvest
…enough, so the soil is moistened but not saturated. Next, take four medium or five small seed potatoes or slips. Nestle each of these into the soil about 1.5 to…
MSOB: Biological Options for Western Flower Thrips
…life stages but pupae are well suited in this case as they are just sitting there in the soil,” he said. Because of those considerations, biological options fit well into…
Items to Cross Off the Garden To-Do List This Month
…is to feed the soil around them. If you’re growing potatoes and corn, hill up soil and top dress with a high nitrogen fertilizer. Now is the right time to…
Three Easy Methods for Growing Gourmet Potatoes
…quarter of the way with soil or mulch. Mulch beds – a no-dig method where potatoes are placed in loosened soil and then covered with about a foot of organic…
How to Deal with Sawflies in Your Garden
…pests a place to overwinter. Turning over the soil will expose cocoons, that may be overwintering, and birds love to feed on them. Small infestations are often managed simply by…
Pre-Harvest Testing Guidance to Bolster Leafy Greens Food Safety
…soil amendments and crop inputs. “This is a way to get that information out, to put some guidance in place, and honestly to better our entire leafy greens community,” Sutton…