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"The pickup crew comes through and picks them up, puts them on a conveyor, which then pulls them up into a trailer, and from ...
Morning is the best time of day to harvest veggies from the garden during the summer heat. Here's when and how to pick summer vegetables so you can enjoy the best harvest.
By JESSICA DAMIANO I hate to break it to you, but just like your calendar can’t tell you the best time to harvest, it won’t ...
Here's how to tell when cherries are ready for harvesting, plus tips for picking and storing your homegrown fruit.
You can grow and harvest cabbages year-round, with a bit of planning. From early spring one year to late winter the following year, there are different types, varying in color and shape, to pick for ...
Polysaccharide-based glues, like those of Petunia rely on capillary forces to adhere insects and can stretch great lengths before breaking (B). The trichomes of some sticky plants can bend to ...
In this guide, we outline food safety best practices for post-harvest handling and washing of elderberries destined for human consumption in the form of value-added products such as tea, syrup, juices ...
Drying temperature changes trichome integrity, chemical content and composition of the essential oil of pepper-rosmarin Temperatura de secagem altera integridade de tricomas, teor e composição química ...
Pulse harvest in the Pacific Northwest will get underway after July 4, said Tim McGreevy, chief executive officer of the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council. Farmers in the Walla […] ...
The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is a sacred start ...
Trichomes serve as essential physical and chemical barriers against biotic and abiotic stresses. Unlike the unicellular trichomes of Arabidopsis thaliana, tomato trichomes are multicellular structures ...
The state’s wheat harvest is only 20% complete, well behind last year’s 49% at this point and the 31% average, according to the Kansas Wheat Harvest Report this week.