Pear Trees Exemplify Resilience
Resilience is the latest buzzword in the lexicon of sustainable agriculture... and for good reason. Resilience is the ability to recover or bounce back after a challenge or setback.
By Guy Ames, NCAT Horticulture Specialist
By Guy Ames, NCAT Horticulture Specialist
Build a Basic Wooden Raised-Garden Bed Frame
Jeremy Prater, Urban Program Manager with the Sebastian County…
Weekly Wednesday Workshops. Herbs: the New Commodity
Felicia Bell, has been hosting an online series of workshops,…
Avocados: Fruit Set Challenges and Propagation
Like all plants, avocados have secrets to share; understanding the plants we grow can unlock their potential and bring a deeper understanding of the ecology in our own back yards. Here are a few considerations for your backyard avocados, as well as a propagation technique that can be used on a number of plants.
By Omar Rodriguez
NCAT Agriculture Specialist
By Omar Rodriguez
NCAT Agriculture Specialist
What the Brown Rot Hath Wrought
I don't grow peaches. That unhappy confession is despite the fact that I grow peach trees. And rot. I grow a lot of brown rot.
By Guy Ames, NCAT Horticulture Specialist
By Guy Ames, NCAT Horticulture Specialist
Weekly Wednesday Workshop. Small Grains. The New Staple for Small Farmers
Felicia Bell, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist at the…
Battling Borers in Organic Apple Production
By Guy Ames, NCAT Horticulturist
Organic apple production…
Root Propagation
I developed a love of plants as a young boy, helping my father in his yard-of-the-month winning front yard. I hated pruning roses, but everything else was so amazing to me. I think the thing that really hooked me was propagation, although I didn’t know the word for it back then. When I realized I could make a whole new plant from just a piece of another, it did something permanent to my little mind that is still with me today.
By Justin Duncan, NCAT Agriculture Specialist
By Justin Duncan, NCAT Agriculture Specialist
Episode 154: Using Cover Crops in an Organic Walnut Orchard
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT's Rex Dufour interviews…
Establishing a Wine Cap Mushroom Bed
Wine cap mushrooms can be grown in layers of straw and wood chips…
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