Sowing seeds of a future to bank on Jun 30, 2009
China said last year that vegetable seeds it sent into space had produced 96-kilogram pumpkins, 9 ... "We don't want any 100-kilogram pumpkins," Dr Entwisle said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Fall fair on the Common Jun 30, 2009
A later owner, Charles McIntire, was known as The Squash King for his exceptional production of squash and pumpkins. Recognizing this, a pumpkin contest will also be held at the fair. (Burlington Union, MA)
Growing pains for organic sector in chill economic climate Jun 29, 2009
And he has started selling strawberries, snow peas and pumpkins under his Ladybird Organics label. But such optimism comes at a testing time for the niche industry, which some insiders say has hit a new low. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
More of this story» Jun 26, 2009
"The rain really beat the lavender down. Morning glories. Dahlias. Miniature ghost pumpkins and birdhouse gourds. Green onions. Just small patches because my daughter is married to the Blankenships, who have a greenhouse on M-140. I can get vegetables anytime, but I like to have them here handy. Tomatoes, cucumbers, mums. I see stuff in magazines and I try to copy it. I've got some herbs.". "I've only really gotten into gardening for maybe three years," filling places with patchy grass where... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Green Space: Attract native bees to the home garden Jun 26, 2009
Insect pollination is critical for the production of many important crops in our area including apples, blackberries, blueberries, canola, cherries, cucumbers, cranberries, pears, plums, pumpkins, squash, sunflowers, tomatoes and watermelons. Native bees provide free pollination services and enhance garden productivity through increased yields and improvements in produce quality. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Chelmsford is rich in farming history Jun 18, 2009
They also have 700 blueberry bushes, some raspberries, and a variety of veggies (including corn expected two weeks early), and pumpkins that will be sold at the stand when harvested. If there is no one at the farm stand, follow the sign past the house to the field. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
The Flower Shop Offers Warmth, Variety, Gifts Jun 17, 2009
One idea was to line a walkway with white, shelled-out sugar pumpkins containing flower arrangements. Meeting customers' needs is one of Ms. Clifford and Ms. Kennedy's primary goals. (Voices, CT)
Edward F. Buddy Govostes Jun 6, 2009
He grew several gardens year after year of vegetables, flowers and also mastered the art of growing extremely large pumpkins for his grandchildren and the neighborhood children before going onto his passion of cooking. First educating himself with several professional cooking classes, then onto his entrance in several cooking contests for which many he won; the Massachusetts Beef Cook-off which sent him to Arizona with Julia Childs for the Nationals representing Massachusetts, one of Yankee... (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Putting specific programs in financial jeopardy May 30, 2009
Thus, the cost of the increased tax rate on those properties will be passed on to the businesses and their customers who occupy those properties, be it a mom and pop store in a strip mall, or acres of pumpkins or lettuce that will show up in the local grocery stores. And lawmakers seem to have a particular penchant for residential property sales where the property will not be occupied by the owner or purchaser. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Green Space: Composting worth a bit of effort May 29, 2009
Green materials are usually coffee grounds, feathers, fruit, fruit peels and rinds, fresh garden debris, fresh grass clippings, hair, lake weeds, lint, manure, pumpkins, tea grounds and vegetable scraps. Crushed egg shells can be used as an alkalizer. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Recent college grad sinks roots into garden center May 29, 2009
5 acres and hopes to plant strawberries soon and pumpkins for the fall. Mairet s barn is filling up with flowers and he expects to get a shipment of perennials, trees and shrubs soon. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Gilding the Lilac May 26, 2009
But who wants a lilac up the nose when they'd otherwise be carving pumpkins. A lot of people, apparently. (Slate)
May Q&A: From fire ants to cucumbers and tomatoes May 20, 2009
These insects chew on the young stems and leaves of cucumbers, cantaloupe, squash, pumpkins, watermelons, beans and peas, causing poor growth and yield. They may also occasionally carry diseases that they transmit to the plants through feeding. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Organic tips for a healthy spring garden May 19, 2009
New varieties of cantaloupes and pumpkins may also be tolerant to powdery mildew. Finally, drip irrigation keeps foliage dry and reduces powdery mildew. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Garden Caretaker Loves the Work May 16, 2009
The gathered mulch, leaves from last fall, and dead plant matter go straight into the compost box right along with old shrubs, last years' pumpkins, shriveled potatoes, table waste -- except for meat and a sprinkle of Quick Start, an inoculant. "It all cooks without stirring for two years. Then it's time to make the dirt," she explains. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
New Homestead Seeds offers choice cucurbit varieties May 15, 2009
We have seen a significant increase in the number of visitors to The Great Pumpkin Patch and people who attend our educational sessions who are interested in taste-testing and learning how to make pumpkins, squash and gourds part of their family s nutritious diet, garden and environment, Condill said. Growing over 300 varieties of the finest cucurbits (pumpkins, squash and gourds), along with teaching visitors how to grow and prepare them, has been the legacy of the entire Condill family for... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
COHASSET HEALTH NOTES: Farming history at Holly Hill May 10, 2009
Produce includes, in season, arugula, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, chard, collards, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, leeks, lettuce, mixed salad greens, onions, peas, sweet and hot peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, scallions, summer and winter squash, tomatoes and turnips. Their flower gardens and herb garden produce 40 or more varieties of cut flowers and 15 or more herbs. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Check It Off: May gardening tasks May 4, 2009
In the vegetable garden, sow seeds of bush beans, carrots, chard, corn, cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, radishes and squash. Buy eggplant, pepper and tomato plants, which take months to mature to fruition. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- The History Channel shoots Ermey segment 0 May 3, 2009
Now in its sixth week of production, Ermey told of the firepower he witnessed of an old Gatling gun and of how watermelons, pumpkins and all kinds of fruits were reduced to shreds. It was turned into fruit salad, Ermey said of the targets during a break. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Nature, Human and Otherwise: Visting Weir River Farm Apr 30, 2009
This year they plan to offer homegrown cut flowers and pumpkins as well. Also, on Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. beginning June 3, there is an outdoor story hour. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Ash helps gardeners but take precautions Apr 30, 2009
Vegetables to start indoors: Squash, cucumbers and pumpkins. Vegetable seeds to start outdoors: It is still a bit early, but if you have thawed soils, try peas, spinach, onion sets, kale, chard, mustard. (Anchorage Daily News)
How to: Vegetable garden Apr 28, 2009
Pumpkins require about 4 feet. Grow your plants upward on trellises or some other kind of support if you don't have enough elbowroom to garden laterally. (AZCentral -- Home)
A native journey Apr 16, 2009
Offerings of oysters, maize, furs, pots, coveted copper pipes, tobacco and pumpkins were quickly loaded into the canoes, with hopes to gain the favor of the newcomers. The young man anxiously loads into one of the canoes as native tongues rally-off commands, leading up to a frantic departure toward the boat into the seemingly unknown. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
McKinney: What does your garden grow? Apr 11, 2009
St. Peter's Youth Minister and Outreach Coordinator Janice Auch said in the past year they've planted lettuce, peas, tomaotes, zucchini, squash, carrots, onions and pumpkins. She said soon they will be doing companion planting by growing specific types of flowers in an effort to keep pests away. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Grab a brush and head to the Lewis garden Apr 10, 2009
It was interesting to learn that they are planting pumpkins, carrots and cucumbers, as well as lettuce and sunflowers for their pet cockatiel. We re growing a bird garden, Lee determined. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
What to plant Mar 25, 2009
Eleven types of seeds to plant this month: beans, beets, carrots, corn, cucumbers, green onions, melons, okra, pumpkins, radishes and summer squash. Plant transplants of artichokes, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes. (AZCentral -- Home)
What colour are you eating? Mar 25, 2009
What colour are you eating. - Health - Wellness - Lifestyle - The Times of India. (India Times, India)
The First Family's First Vegetables Mar 25, 2009
Those plants get thirsty, and even the nicest neighbors can't be counted on to irrigate the pumpkins conscientiously during your two-week vacation, and when they don't and everything withers, all you can do is say thanks and give them that bottle of Scotch anyway. I recently priced the installation of a timed irrigation system to address this very problem and the estimates ranged from $1,000 to $3,000. (Slate)
Chamberlin leaves the Pumpkins Mar 22, 2009
Smashing Pumpkins played the Reading and Leeds festivals in 2007. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, one of the original members of US band Smashing Pumpkins, has left the group, it has been announced ... In a statement on the band's website, singer and founding member Billy Corgan said that he would "continue to write and record as Smashing Pumpkins". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Flight of the bumble (and honey) bee Mar 22, 2009
Although several studies have focused on pollen movement among cucurbits, the plant family that includes cucumbers, gourds, melons, or pumpkins, little research has looked at pollinator flight patterns and, until recently, none has determined pollen flow in watermelon plantings. New research published in the February 2009 issue of HortScience by research scientists S. Alan Walters of Southern Illinois University and Jonathan R. Schultheis of North Carolina State University studied pollinator... (EurekAlert!)
Ag-in-the-classroom teaches kids value of farming Mar 18, 2009
Classroom presentations cover a variety of topics from corn, soybeans, cattle and hogs to apples, pumpkins, fiber and soil. Presentations are age appropriate and engage students in hands-on, minds-on activities to help their understanding of the importance of agriculture, Weinberg noted. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)
Taming the tap Mar 16, 2009
For the past two summers, the farm has grown dry-farmed tomatoes and this summer will likely try to dry-farm pumpkins as well. Outside of summer, Roman-Alcala notes, garlic, onions, cole crops like kale and collards, fava beans, peas and others can grow with minimal irrigation from October to June. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Amesbury farm and others in area bucking the recession Mar 13, 2009
Compared to other states, Massachusetts ranks second in the nation in cranberry and wild blueberry production, ninth in squash and maple syrup, 10th in raspberries, 12th in apples, 13th in pumpkins and organic goods, and 15th in pears. Companies on display Tuesday included Chris s Gourmet Treats from Plymouth, Best Damn Granola from Dartmouth, Clarkdale Fruit Farm and Coutt s Specialty Foods. (Amesbury News, MA)
For starters, plan and learn Mar 13, 2009
Less than full sun and tomatoes, beans and pumpkins will not bear successfully, and fruit won't ripen quickly. You'll be frustrated. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Rainbow of colors provides a healthy diet Mar 11, 2009
"-- Yellow and orange: Carrots, pumpkins, yellow peppers. Especially rich in beta-carotene, which strengthens the immune system.-- Blue and purple: Eggplant. Loaded with antioxidants called anthocyanins that may prevent heart disease by blocking the formation of blood clots.-- White: Garlic, white onions. "These pungent vegetables add flavor to foods so you can cut back on the salt," Cheung said. "The onion family contains allicin, which has anti-tumor properties. Garlic is being studied for its... (North County Times)
Garden to be planted at school Mar 8, 2009
The tomatoes, pumpkins, potatoes, onions, carrots, green and red peppers, cilantro, parsley, zucchini, garlic, and corn will be used by the school s cafeteria, after-school programs and food pantry, Ralph said. It s going to be so wonderful for the community, she said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Watching seeds sprout indoors might help Spring Fever Mar 3, 2009
Pumpkins, melons, and squash should be started about four weeks before transplanting outdoors. The frost-free date in Indiana is May 11, so dont be too anxious to set the plants outside for good. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Eating By Color Mar 2, 2009
A Rainbow of Health Benefits. The pigments contained in produce, the component that gives each item its color, actually helps the body in its own unique way. (Suite101.com)
Forecast from Sally Scalera: Nice gardening weather Feb 28, 2009
Vegetables that can be planted in March include beans, cantaloupe, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, peppers, Southern peas, pumpkins, squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, watermelon, beets, carrots, collards, English peas, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard, onions (bunching and multipliers), radishes and turnips. Vegetable seeds that can be started now for planting in April include beans, cantaloupes, okra and Southern peas. (Florida Today)
Mass disappearance of bees discussed at WVWA Feb 20, 2009
When worker bees leave their colony unexpectedly, Bobb said, it becomes a problem because many fruits and vegetables that need pollination to produce - like apples, cherries, cucumbers, squash and pumpkins - are not being pollinated. CCD was first reported by a beekeeper in October 2006, and during the winter of 2006-2007, 49 percent of colonies were lost worldwide. (Springfield Sun, PA)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Feb 19, 2009
Completion of the special organic zone is scheduled for August and more than 20 farmers have already begun cultivating rice, raspberries, pomelos, pumpkins, eggplants and sweet potatoes in the compound, county officials said. The special organic farm is located on a 40-hectare plot of land that the county government leased from the state-run Taiwan Sugar Co, county officials said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Growing Peppers: Does Hotter Mean Healthier? Feb 18, 2009
27, 2004) Plant pathologists with The American Phytopathological Society (APS) are reporting a significant increase in the occurrence of Phytophthora blight of vine crops, including cucumbers, pumpkins, and. (May 22, 1998) If you like your peppers hot, don't pick them before or after their time. (Science Daily)
Pucko: Plan for Cutbacks Now Feb 10, 2009
The over-under on pumpkins being mentioned in this column was one. That makes two. (R News)
USDA Announces Planting Transferability Pilot Project in Minnesota Feb 8, 2009
Minnesota Acting State Executive Director Glenn Schafer announced that a new pilot project will permit producers in Minnesota to plant such vegetables as cucumbers, green peas, lima beans, pumpkins, snap beans, sweet corn, or tomatoes for processing on base acres under the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP). "This program offers producers in Minnesota opportunities to diversitytheir crop production and better use their base acres. It's an important step in implementing the 2008 Farm Bill,... (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
