Safeguarding soil fertility to cabbage maturity

As your garden starts producing fruit, keep this information in mind if you want to start saving seeds.

Blackleg is a fungal disease that affects cruciferous crops and can do a lot of damage. Look out for it and take precautions so you won’t get caught out.

I’m often asked what the correct spacing should be when planting cabbages, as though there was only one answer. There’s more to spacing than just setting out

Farmers tend to accept the seedlings they’re given and don’t pay much attention to what sort of condition they’re in.

Last week I mentioned how important it is to have sufficient nitrogen in the seedling and growing medium. The procedure needs to be maintained from here on

Many VEGETABLE FARMERS ask what fertiliser to use when planting cabbages. The question assumes each crop has a specific requirement, regardless of what’s alread

You’ve undoubtedly tasted melons that were a bit, meh. And perhaps others that were sweet enough to qualify as a religious experience.

Last week I discussed how to choose seedlings. Now I want to outline ways to manipulate seedlings for prevailing conditions.

As far back as ancient times, plants have been harvested for their hair and skin benefits. Many are rich in both vitamins and fatty acids that target everyday

There are hundreds of cabbage varieties on the world market, each filling a slot for some climatic condition or purpose, and quite a few are sold

The loss was even more severe with other vegetables: cabbage varieties dropped from 544 to 28; lettuces from 497 to 36; and radishes from 463 to 27

I’ve borrowed the information in this week’s column from the New York Times newspaper of 17 August 2010 – I thought you might find it interesting.

Dear Modern Farmer, I’m thinking about planting blackberry bushes in my yard, and it’s got me curious about the longevity and lifespan of fruit plants

Herbalism the use of plants for their medicinal properties has been around long before modern-day pharmacies, and certain sprigs

You can lose a lot of money if your crop goes to seed when you don’t want it to. You need to know why and when this happens to take precautions.

Here’s something petroleum companies don’t want you to know: when things decompose, like the half rotten head of lettuce in the back of your refrigerator, fuel

Leafy greens like lettuce is an important part of most people’s diets, especially as we approach the warmer months and salads return to our menus.

The reasons for the practice are varied, including increasing the fruit production, water uptake, and disease resistance of various plants.

Wondering if you can grow a mango plant indoors? Yes, you can. It may never bear fruit, but it makes an attractive house plant and can be a fun project.