Saving seeds from your vegetables crops is a fun and easy way to benefit from nature’s generosity. With a little knowledge ...

Mid-summer is always a good time to watch out for crop pests. As you gear up for the fourth, take a quick pass around the ...

Stacy Campbell is a Crop Production Extension agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ellis cou ...

Summer annuals germinate when the soil warms. You will soon be seeing them. These need to be pulled and/or hoed out to allow your vegetable seeds to grow. Given the right conditions (warm temps and ...

However, the flowers aren't amaranth's big draw — it's the seeds. After harvesting, they're used in a similar way to grains such as rice and oats. Amaranth is native to Mexico and Central America.

“A can of lauki seeds goes for Sh1,800. That is very expensive, so I leave some plants to mature for seed production. This cuts costs in the subsequent planting season,” the security guard tells Seeds ...

Plant your garlic somewhere that gets full sun and watch for bulb rot, especially when you're getting close to harvesting. Mulching and removing weeds by hand is important to make sure the garlic ...

Glacier FarmMedia - Attention to fall weed control is needed as harvest nears its end. Speaking during a Manitoba Agriculture webinar Sept. 25, ...

Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty. One of the best ways to get rid of weeds such as pigweed is through hand removal. To be fair, doing so can take a lot of work, and it's best to pull the ...

Water your lawn deeply and infrequently rather than shallowly and frequently. Deep watering encourages root growth, which helps grass withstand drought and compete with weeds. Water early in the ...