The name says it all. Tomato Armyworms show up in droves to consume the leaves and ruin the fruit of your beautiful tomato plants. They will eat the fruits wether green or red, they turn leaves into...
When it’s time to start seeds for the garden everyone has their own method that they use. Some use small peat pots, some newspaper pots, and some use the trusty black plastic flat. These...
It’s not easy to break into the “field” of agriculture these days. For beginning farmers there can be hinderances such as lack of access to land, mentorship, and funding. Land...
Winter is a great time to dream about spring. So every year about this time seed catalogs start pouring in, I get my seeds out of my refrigerator crisper drawer and see what I have, what I need, and...
Where I live in Missouri, we usually have a cold, frozen winter. By mid December most of my garden is tucked in and the ground is hard. But I always keep some greens going for our family dinner...
I love this time of year. The air is cool, the earth is damp, and there are still a few edibles in the garden. Early fall means that it is time to harvest one of my favorite vegetables. Yes, it is...
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There are many federally funded grant programs across the county. It’s sad to say that the USDA website is fairly hard to navigate and the information can be confusing. There are several...
Make the most of your garden space! Intercropping spring greens with other spring crops allows for maximum usage of space, helps keeps weeds down, and keeps the soil covered and thus moist...
Leeks are a bulb-less, mild allium that are easy to grow, but take a long time to mature from seed, 100 or so days in fact. With that in mind, leeks are one of the first seeds to start in winter...