Publisher’s Note: Growing Onions from a Novice Gardener
by: Growing Magazine
I hope everybody had the opportunity to read the onion stories in our April issue of Growing. I am not a professional vegetable grower, just a …
What is Wrong with My Pumpkin Patch?
by: Growing Magazine
Growing readers, I am requesting your help. Last fall, our family had a pathetic pumpkin harvest. Even Linus from “Peanuts” would have laughed at it. We …
Grimmway Farms: Producing Consistent Carrots Twice a Year
by: Growing Magazine
The carrot business is all about consistent quality. Provide a predictable, high-quality product and you’ll never have to worry about a market. Getting to that sweet …
Sakata Releases New Third-Party Sensory Analysis Results; New Golden Beet
by: Growing Magazine
Over the past decade, Sakata Seed America has steadily risen to the top of the beet game with genetics that provide great yield and consistency in …
Getting to the Root of Good Carrot Production
by: Growing Magazine
Producers who expect to sell mass quantities of carrots to stores for a profit can glean tips on how to help them grow the best carrots …
Carrots and Other Veggies—the Real Rock Stars!
by: Growing Magazine
If you haven’t picked up on anything from our January issue, we have been trying a few new things. One of them is the rollout of …
2016 Named International Year of Pulses
by: Growing Magazine
The UN declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (IYP). Pulses are edible grain legumes – think pinto, kidney, garbanzo, lentils, and peas. The UN …
TOP Builds Setup for Simulation Preservation Processes
by: Growing Magazine
TOP bv has built a setup for simulating almost all possible pasteurization and sterilization processes under various process conditions. This setup makes it possible to test the impact of …
Fortified Against Blindness
by: Growing Magazine
Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children. It also increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections, according to …
Learning About Leek Moth
by: Growing Magazine
Adult leek moths are speckled brown, white and black with a white spot halfway down the outer wings and measure about 3/8 inch long. They are …
From Potatoes to Mustard Greens
by: Growing Magazine
Dale Gies says of growing mustard greens,” We didn’t start this project to eliminate the use of chemicals. It was thought that it could help, but …
Bringing Up Baby Potatoes
by: Growing Magazine
Bringing a new crop to market can be difficult for a farmer or even a group of farmers. However, a group of potato growers along the …
