Rio, a South Houston farmer, is credited with saving more than 200 flood victims in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. He used his John Deere tractor to move flood victims to safety. Rios’ tractor...
New Technology Brings Star Wars–Style Desert Moisture Farming a Step Closer Luke Skywalker wasn’t just a farmer. In the original 1977 Star Wars film, the lead character was desperate to leave his...
Pruning Basics It’s important to learn which plants are deciduous and which are evergreen. Deciduous and evergreen plants are not only pruned differently, they are pruned at different times of the...
Starting plants in water is an easy, carefree way to multiply many types of trees, bushes, perennials, and even some annuals. Although some may take weeks to develop roots, it’s a simple...
In the gardening world, winter is not considered the most exciting time of the year. In many places, snow covers the ground and gardeners stay indoors thumbing through seed catalogs dreaming about...
Winter is a great time to plant bare root fruit trees and roses. This is the most inexpensive time to acquire all the trees and roses that you’ve been dreaming about. Just remember, for every plant...
Known to work wonders, essential oils contain the true essence of the plant from which they were derived. Contrary to what you’d think, they are not oily to touch, but rather a pure liquid...
In America, our food options are remarkably unaffected by the changing seasons. We just keep eating salad greens and tomatoes without regard to the onset of winter. In most of the country...
With the cooler temperatures coming, it doesn’t have to be a time to forgo any of your favorite organic produce. In fact, it’s a great time to try some new winter seasonal vegetables and try out some...
Did you know that an acre of deciduous forest produces 2 tons of leaf litter every year (Stambagh, 2006)? Or that one large oak tree alone produces enough leaf litter to equal $50 worth of fertilizer...