A guide to soil testing on fruit and vegetable farms

Soil testing is a foundation for nutrient management and soil test provides baseline information about the amounts of nutrients available in your soil, and what is needed for healthy plant growth.

December 22 , 2021

Melon consumers look for five things when choosing their fruit

Understanding which melon attributes are valued by which consumer groups are of interest to academics, growers, and retailers to motivate increased sales and consumption of melon.

December 20 , 2021

Irrigation scheduling and soil moisture sensors in cold hardy citrus

Soil moisture sensors are an incredibly valuable tool that can be used to make informed irrigation decisions and are even more so when combined with an irrigation schedule.

December 17 , 2021

What's wrong with my plant? Strawberry plants and fruit

Focusing on the fruit and the plant, strawberries aren't normally hard to keep healthy but when plagues and diseases take over it becomes a different story.

December 16 , 2021

How to grow limequat, the ideal combination between lime and kumquat

The limequat is a small, easy to care for tree, with characteristics very similar to citrus, but due to its dimensions, it can be grown perfectly in a pot and works well for the inside of the home.

December 15 , 2021

The environmental impact of food packaging

Modern food packaging provides a way to make food safe, reliable, shelf-stable and clean, however, some food packaging is designed to be single-use and is not recycled.

December 14 , 2021

Planting and propagating avocado trees

Properly planting an avocado tree is one of the most important steps in successfully establishing and growing a strong, productive tree and the first step is to plan out how you'll begin.

December 10 , 2021

A guide to pruning raspberries

To obtain maximum yields, raspberries must be pruned properly to increase berry size and control diseases. Pruning procedures are based on the growth and fruiting characteristics of the plants.

December 09 , 2021

Why fruit trees fail to bear

The key to avoiding poor fruit set is to provide conditions favorable for flower bud formation, survival, and pollination which starts with selecting a good location and then striving to maintain good cultural practices.

December 08 , 2021

A guide to pruning and training apple trees

Reclaiming a mature apple tree that has been neglected for several years can be a challenge, and will take a few years of pruning to make the tree productive again.

December 07 , 2021