Onions may be one of the most difficult vegetable crops to grow. The cultural practices for growing and harvesting onions varies dramatically from one region to the next and onions are more sensitive to pests, weeds and diseases than other vegetable crops. Tips For Growing Onion Read about: Onion Seed Varieties Although onions are commercially grown … Read more
Onion seed is notorious for being difficult to produce, short-lived and difficult to plant. “The seed is small and has a funny shape that doesn’t work well in most mechanical planters,”said Pete Zuck, onion product manager for Johnny’s Selected Seeds in Winslow, Maine. Onion Seed Read about: Safety for Greenhouse Workers The small size, irregular shape and … Read more
Did you know that greenhouses are inherently unsafe? That’s according to Ian Baker, greenhouse manager at the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California-Davis (UC-Davis). He said, “Many of the regulations we enjoy that keep us safe at home and most worksites without our notice simply do not exist in greenhouses.” Greenhouse Workers Read … Read more
Most people wouldn’t argue apples taste good. They can be sweet or tart, red or green, large or small. According to health experts, they are good for us, too. Color and taste preferences aside, when a consumer goes to the grocery store, they expect to find decent-looking apples, too — free of wormholes and insect bites. Insects … Read more
Like an intricate puzzle, soil health has so many different pieces it can be challenging to see what they are and how they fit together. One piece in rebuilding soil health is no-till farming. Also known as “direct seeding” in some circles, no-till farming involves keeping soil relatively undisturbed and protected with residue leftover from … Read more