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The next time you happen to take a bite of a tomato filled with seeds that have experienced vivipary, here’s what to know.
More than just the star of late summer cookouts, corn is deeply woven into Minnesota’s Indigenous and agricultural heritage.
When my corn or other crops fail to germinate I usually transplant and that's why I always oversow seed! If the extra plants are not required then I can simply thin them out but if some seed fails to ...
An extension agronomist says growing conditions are favorable across Iowa. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says farmers recently received some much-needed rains. “I’ve seen a few fields ...
Many farmers in Ohio got a planting window in April for corn and soybeans. Commercial manure applicators also made progress ...
Spring fieldwork got off to a good start in some portions of the upper Midwest in mid-late April; however, conditions in ...
“I want my seed to be planted at 2”, and I want ... A Pro Tip For Checking Planting and Germination Depth Corn growers can simulate ground settling with a practice Dowdy and Hula use for ...
Over the past few years, several local libraries have established Seed Library programs in which the community harvests and ...
Why soak garden seeds? To achieve a bountiful garden harvest with baskets full of vegetables, fruits and herbs, plants must ...
Ancient Indigenous crops once grown in eastern North America could offer sustainable agricultural solutions in flood-prone ...
Most squash will germinate quickly, and while you can pick up summer squash and zucchini starts, you have plenty of time to grow from seed in most climates. Give it a try this summer. Corn should ...
Seed rot often occurs before emergence and may be referred to as pre-emergent damping off. Seedlings with root rot emerge, ...