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How to amend your garden soil for next season
Now is the perfect time to evaluate your vegetable garden and determine how to correct any soil deficiencies to improve your yields next summer.
How to get the most out of the space in your garden
Learn how to make the most out of the garden space you have and use planting techniques to successfully grow more food in a smaller garden.
Grow history: plant heirloom fruits and vegetables
Growing heirlooms in the home garden helps preserve genetic diversity and biodiversity of plant species. Learn more about 12 heirlooms to try this spring.
What the heck, Google yourself
I’m an attorney in San Bernardino, Calif.; a staff software engineer for IBM; an art professor at the University of Michigan; and the CEO of HealthFirst in Santa Fe. My husband is a Century 21 real estate agent in Burlington, N.J.; a recruiter in the greater Philadelphia area; a manager of EarthLink’s call center in
When to plant fruit and vegetable seeds outdoors
Find out when to start seeds outdoors for common garden fruit and vegetable varieties.
Is it time to plant your garden?
Few gardeners check the soil temperature before planting, yet it is probably the most important factor affecting seed germination and plant growth.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 28, 2011:
BELOIT, Ohio — West Branch FFA met July 21 at the Texas Roadhouse in Alliance, Ohio. Future meetings and upcoming events were discussed. All officers were present along with advisers Michael Bardo and Gregory Sharp. The nest meeting will be at the West Branch High School agricultural shop in August. * * * PLYMOUTH, Ohio
There’s a competition for everyone at Ohio State Fair
COLUMBUS — There are agriculture and horticulture competitions open to all ages at the 2008 Ohio State Fair. Adults can compete in many agriculture, horticulture and floriculture events including amateur floral arts, container gardens and specialty gladiolus specimen shows. Individuals 6 to 19 can compete in many junior agriculture, horticulture and floriculture events including tomatoes,
Smashing and recycling old tractors helps assure air quality benefits for the San Joaquin Valley
FRESNO, Calif. — Farmers are well known for their ability to tinker and innovate to keep farm equipment running for years and years. But sometimes you’ve got to let the old equipment go. Jason Weller, chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, with help from machinery operators at Bruno’s Iron and
A home gardener’s guide to crop rotation
Crop rotation helps replenish soil, improves yields and prevents pests and diseases in the home garden. Learn the basics of rotating crops by plant family.
