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Some plants and tomatoes just don't get along. Here are 13 plants you should never grow too close to your tomato crop if you ...
How many times have you heard the phrase "knee-high by the Fourth of July" when referring to corn crops? What does it mean?
Now is the perfect time to give your sweet corn some care. This care will pay off at your dinner table and in your freezer. The old saying goes your corn should be “knee high by the Fourth of July.” ...
While a lot of May gardening is dedicated to moving plants into the ground, there is still plenty of seeding to be done. In May, you can seed annual flowers like sunflowers, zinnias and cosmos ...
A seed corn is a tiny, discrete callus that can be very tender if it's on a weight-bearing part of the foot. Seed corns tend to occur on the bottom of the feet, and some doctors believe this ...
To avoid waste, offer different seeds in different feeders. Black oil sunflower seed appeals to the greatest number of birds. Offer sunflower seeds, nyjer (thistle) seeds, and peanuts in separate ...
“When it comes to corn stands, many issues are solved when we plant corn based on soil conditions and not the calendar. This could be your highest-yielding corn crop of your career. Let’s not shoot ...
Beck’s has acquired Gro Alliance’s corn seed production facility in Howe, ... Beck’s has assumed Gro Alliance’s lease on 80,000 square feet of warehouse space in Sturgis, Michigan.
In addition to acquiring the two seed production facilities, Beck’s has assumed Gro Alliance’s lease on 80,000 square feet of warehouse space in Sturgis, Mich. These assets will strengthen Beck’s ...
Warren Stine, the company’s assistant director of corn breeding, says farmers see the full potential of short corn when they space their rows closer together than the common 30 inches.