How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Part 5: Harvesting

Within two months of plunking tomato seedlings in the ground, the fruit should be filling out and starting to turn color.

26/02/2018
How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes Part 4: Disease Prevention How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes Part 4: Disease Prevention

Tomatoes are prone to a laundry list of diseases, including viral, bacterial and fungal assailants. Growers in the eastern half of the continent are almost sure

26/02/2018
How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Part 3: Staking, Training and Pruning How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Part 3: Staking, Training and Pruning

Tomato beds have an unfair reputation as the messiest, ugliest, most disease-ridden parts of a vegetable garden. To keep them from devolving to this sorry state

26/02/2018
How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Part 2: Transplanting How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Part 2: Transplanting

There are two things you need to do before you transplant your seedlings: Prepare the soil and something gardeners call hardening off.

26/02/2018
How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Part 1: Starting Seeds Indoors How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Part 1: Starting Seeds Indoors

How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Part 1: Starting Seeds Indoors. Growing tomatoes from seed isn’t hard, but there are a few things to be aware of

26/02/2018
How to Grow Your Own Superfoods How to Grow Your Own Superfoods

You know that section in the health food store where two-ounce packages of exotic sounding nuts and berries go for upwards of $20?

24/02/2018
How To Prune Your Fruit Trees How To Prune Your Fruit Trees

Though summer pruning is not harmful to the trees, winter makes things easier. Without the tree’s foliage, you can really see what you are doing.

24/02/2018
Cropped: Heirloom Tomatoes Cropped: Heirloom Tomatoes

Green Zebra, Black Krim, Captain Lucky and Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter. A lineup of hipster bands? Nope. Tomatoes. Heirloom tomatoes.

23/02/2018
How to Grow Citrus Indoors How to Grow Citrus Indoors

If you live in California or Florida, you may be fortunate enough to have a lemon tree in your back yard

23/02/2018
How to Build a Straw Bale Garden How to Build a Straw Bale Garden

Here’s the method that has made Karsten the go-to guru for straw bale gardening:

23/02/2018
How to Plant Asparagus How to Plant Asparagus

Asparagus has a colorful history and seductive personality. And it is probably the most demanding vegetable there is to get started.

23/02/2018
Researcher finds way to boost protein yield per soybean plant Researcher finds way to boost protein yield per soybean plant

US researchers have shown how to increase the amount of protein yield and quality in soybeans. Researcher finds way to boost protein yield per soybean plant

16/01/2018
Two types of models integrated to predict climate effects on crop yield Two types of models integrated to predict climate effects on crop yield

Each model has strengths and weaknesses, so idea was to combine strengths of both to make a new model that better predicts crop performance.

11/01/2018
What are benefits of growing multiple types of forage grasses for grazing animals? What are benefits of growing multiple types of forage grasses for grazing animals?

Although it might seem like grazing animals will eat any grass in the field, they are actually picky eaters. They prefer a “buffet” of grass choices

09/01/2018
Phospholipid pathway in plants, parasites may aid hardier crops Phospholipid pathway in plants, parasites may aid hardier crops

Choline metabolism in cells of plants and some parasites may lead to new therapies for parasitic infections and hardier crops.

08/01/2018
How To Build a Worm Farm How To Build a Worm Farm

It improves soil structure, increases yield and even improves the taste of fruits and vegetables, and makes them last longer in the field.

26/12/2017
How To Turn Your Backyard into a Four-Season Farm How To Turn Your Backyard into a Four-Season Farm

The Vegetable Farm Manager at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, turning your garden into a four-season farm is easier than you think.

26/12/2017
Aquaponics at Home: A Modern Farmer Review of Turnkey Aquaponics Systems for All Levels Aquaponics at Home: A Modern Farmer Review of Turnkey Aquaponics Systems for All Levels

Aquaponics an environmentally-friendly mash-up of aquaculture and hydroponics is just beginning to take off at a commercial level

20/12/2017
Cropped: How to Grow Ramps Cropped: How to Grow Ramps

Increasingly rare in the wild, these little onions can be cultivated by any farmer who possesses a bit of forested land and a whole lot of patience

20/12/2017
Dehydrator Guide: How to Preserve Your Fruits, Veggies, and More Dehydrator Guide: How to Preserve Your Fruits, Veggies, and More

Reconstitute dehydrated vegetables by soaking them in warm water for an hour or two before consuming. Dehydrated fruit may be enjoyed as is.

20/12/2017
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