A layer of organic mulch is one of the easiest ways to help your garden beds through winter. Shredded leaves or straw work ...

Learn effective strategies for repairing drought-damaged pastures including fall planting of cereal rye, mulching, and spring ...

I want to know how to store my caladiums over the winter. I have tried so many different ways ... that never work. So, every new season, I buy new caladiums. Please help. — Lily Bier First, your ...

Most of us think that farmers grow and harvest crops for food. That’s true for many crops: they either feed humans or farm animals. However, there’s another category of crop that has a vital function ...

1. The effects of tillage and non-tillage combined with no mulch and rye (Secale cereale) mulch on the emergence and survival of weeds in sweet corn (Zea mays) are reported. 2. The four most abundant ...

URBANA, Ill. - For vegetable growers, weeds can mean lost income from reduced yield and foreign plant matter contaminating the harvest. But for many crops, particularly vegetable legumes, weed ...

Field experiments were conducted to determine the effects of various densities of four fall-seeded small grain mulches and diphenamid (N,N-dimethyl-α-phenyl benzeneacetamide) on weed control, yield, ...