Blogs Posts in Horticulture & Crops category; 17 blog posts

Wildlife garden bylaw to lie fallow until 2011

Wildlife gardeners will have to wait another year before the city changes its bylaw to allow tall grasses and wildflowers to flourish in people's yards. "Based on our resources and current workloads, we won't get [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Horticulture has potential to improve countrys food supply ...

THE horticulture sector has the potential to make a significant contribution in the turnaround of the economy, ZimTrade chief executive officer, Mr Hebert Chakanyuka has said.Speaking in an interview from Harare, Mr Chakanyuka said the hort [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Workshop offered on Horticulture Crop Production in High Tun...

Can you envision enjoying fresh, locally grown tomatoes and cucumbers for six months rather than three? This is a reality, not a dream, as more producers around the country are using "high tunnels" to extend the growing season of [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Paul Revere Teacher Sows the Seeds of Horticulture

This past summer, Paul Revere's newly hired principal, Fern Somoza, invited former teacher Rick Herrera, her old Hale Middle School colleague, to tour the Revere campus. She took Herrera, retired since 2006, to the planting yard, which had [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Horticulture society to sell houseplants

With a view to spread awareness about the usefulness of houseplants in protecting the environment, the Agriculture and Horticulture Society of India (AHSI) for the first time is planning to sell saplings at its flower shows. This market wa [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

New cowpea cover crops look very promising

Over the last decade a large and growing number of farmers have taken up the practice of growing cover crops--to improve soil quality and reduce erosion and runoff. But now the value of the "green manure" in legume cover crops i [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Berry Crops Take a Blow Because of Chilly Summer

The raspberry, currant, blueberry and cloudberry harvest are scant this year due to the chilly summer weather. The raspberry crop has been a disappointment this year. The crop is poor both in terms of its quality and size. Frequent rains [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Beauty in the dry

Call them what you will, water misers or dry tolerant, recent conditions mean gardeners are seeking out drought-hardy plants. And these survivors aren't all spiky cacti and straggly shrubs. Many of them are as beautiful as they are tough, a [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Oldies but goodies

New plants hit the nurseries every season, and while variety may well be the spice of life, there are reliable old-time favourites gardens simply can't do without. They are vigorous, trustworthy, long-lived and consistently deliver what is [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Orange Jessamine -Murraya paniculata

Police on Friday found Waris Dirie, three days after the Somali-born model who launched a worldwide campaign against female genital mutilation had vanished. Dirie, 43, appeared to be in good health and was being questioned by police abou [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Basil - How to Grow Great Basil in Your Garden

Overview: Basil is a an annual herb closely identified with Italian cooking, although it is originally from India. Today there are dozens of different basil varieties, some with the familiar lemony tang and others with spicy and exotic scen [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

African Daisy - Garden Basics - Flower - Annual

Several different plants form the rich flora of southern Africa are commonly known as African daisies. A. stoechadifolia's distinguishing feature is it's blue center. The leaves are gray-green and the 3 inch flowers sit atop long stalks. T [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Caring for Flowering and Foliage House Plants

Most houseplants are hybrids of plant species which grow wild, somewhere in the world. A good rule of thumb for keeping them healthy is to try to match the same environment from which they originated. You may not be able to match every crit [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

Garden Site Selection and Preparation

The area that I chose to work over, had never been cultivated other than to prepare 'quicky' holes to plant the Rhubarb in when they had to be moved from another spot. Blackberry vine and salmon berry roots were happily thriving beneath the [...]