Publisher’s Note: Growing Onions from a Novice Gardener
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?
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …