Gardening season usually starts in April, but many gardeners swear by sowing their seeds several months earlier and much longer. Outdoor conditions in most of the United States are too harsh to sow seeds directly in the ground or in raised beds in February and March, but you can easily start them indoors and move … Read more
ATHENS – A multidisciplinary team of University of Georgia agronomists is working to determine the causes and solutions to postharvest quality problems that have recently plagued Georgia blueberry growers. Funded by research in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and UGA Cooperative Extension, the project addresses “major issues” in fruit quality, particularly in the … Read more
ATHENS – A multidisciplinary team of University of Georgia agronomists is working to determine the causes and solutions to postharvest quality problems that have recently plagued Georgia blueberry growers. Funded by research in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and UGA Cooperative Extension, the project addresses “major issues” in fruit quality, particularly in the … Read more
Tracy Clawson says it’s an “amazing feeling” to have work closer to Kaikohe than driving to Waipapa every day. Photo / Peter de Graaf A new horticultural innovation is bringing jobs and pride to Kaikohe – and fresh strawberries to Northland consumers. The first crop at the Ngawha Innovation and Enterprise Park, east of Kaikohe, … Read more
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WXOW) — The Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station (WCRS) will harvest the first full crop of cranberries since the great cranberry crop that opened in August. Wisconsin is the nation’s leading producer of cranberries and, as of 2015, Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Association Executive Director Tom Lochner predicted the state would grow even … Read more
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – It’s a sunny day and Zoraida and her husband, Odberto Alvarado, are here to harvest their new garden. Gardener Odberto, who changed his lifestyle two years ago, had to temporarily stay home from work due to a shoulder injury. “We’re having a little bit of trouble financially because I had surgery … Read more
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – It’s a sunny day and Zoraida and her husband, Odberto Alvarado, are here to harvest their new garden. Gardener Odberto, who changed his lifestyle two years ago, had to temporarily stay home from work due to a shoulder injury. “We’re having a little bit of trouble financially because I had surgery … Read more
Don’t turn your back on your garden just yet. Fall is the best time of year to plant garlic. Garlic takes autumn and winter to develop its roots. They start producing leaves in early spring, and you harvest them in summer. Garlic is part of the Allium genus (Amaryllis family), which includes onions. Garlic varieties … Read more
Urbana – “Garden in the Air” filled a void in the early days of the pandemic. With indoor gardening on the rise, Extension programs in Illinois and Iowa have converted in-person workshops to online opportunities to introduce gardening to a new generation. The one-day, nine-session workshop is named “Garden in the Air” to reflect the … Read more
Winter has arrived and apples in Ardmona have been picked for the season, but wait for a row reserved for Eve. Highlights: Robotic fruit picks have been accelerated by the federal government for business This robot picks fruit on its own and picks fruit next harvest. Farmers hope it will help solve a chronic labor … Read more