If you have only one cooler, you may be tempted to store cut flowers and produce together. Often you can do so without problems, but you need to keep in mind two factors: best storage temperatures and ethylene sensitivity. Chain of Life Network offers these guidelines: Crops that store and ship best at […]
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Quebec has banned 20 lawn chemicals found in 210 products, giving it the toughest pesticide standards in North America. Homeowners may no longer use herbicides that contain 2,4-D. Insecticides such as Sevin that include Carbaryl are also banned. The move was hailed by concerned physicians and environmentalists. The Canadian Association of Physicians for
Our state recently started a new farmers market on Wednesday mornings on the sidewalk in front of the state capitol. We don’t normally go to farmers’ markets, but we got a special invitation to come one Wednesday in June because the governor was scheduled to visit and there were no other flower growers. Our 13-year-old
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All of us are familiar with grains in their mature, dry state, which allows them to be stored for many years. Less well known is the tradition of enjoying small grains in their immature (green) state as a perishable, seasonal delicacy. Throughout the middle east, from Egypt to Turkey, immature durum and bread wheat are
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