Plant
Garlic and broccoli: A delicious pairing that also repels pests
For farmers and gardeners who want to skip conventional pesticides, options for fighting off pests can vary widely in effectiveness.
- How lettuce production has changed
- Interesting facts about lettuce
- Beating cucurbit viruses
- Cover Crops Can Triple the Amount of Earthworms in Soil
- 10 tricks and gadgets to freshen up your garden this spring
- Learning from the lands
- What makes cauliflower different?
- 10 new fruit trees and edible vines for your garden this spring
Plant
Planning for the planting season
Growing vegetables involves multi-tasking. I covered the importance of getting the timing right in my previous article.
10 new vegetables and herbs for your garden this spring
Looking to spice it up this year in the old vegetable patch? Plant breeders are always rolling out new varieties and reviving forgotten heirlooms
Seven crops to plant in late winter
Plant them as soon as the ground thaws in your area and deep freezes are no longer expected. They can go in the ground about a month before other garden
Better plant survival and germination in hot, dry conditions
Previously, I described how the high mineral content of borehole water could cause mineral build-up on leaf surfaces, with consequences for the application
There’s more to crop rotation than meets the eye
Just about every farmer would agree that crop rotation is a good thing – and the more diverse the crops in the rotation, the better.
A practical use for no-till farming
No-till is highly practical for small-scale vegetable farmers and organic farmers, while conventional commercial vegetable growers will find some aspects
Mulch ado about no-till
No-till farmers have always known that leaving a layer of crop residue on the soil surface increases the humus content.
No-till vegetables: how to grow them
No-till vegetable production is not practical for everyone and is more suited to the small-scale organic farmer.
The role of earthworms in boosting soil quality
Of all soil organisms, earthworms can be by far the largest component by weight. Their benefits are generally insufficiently appreciated by farmers.
The value of bacteria
Each group of organisms living in the soil has a different function and these organisims’ interaction with one another should create a balance that benefits