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Seldom Thought About but Easy to Grow

Are you a gardner looking for something with endless production, and, easy to grow? Cathy Isom tells you just how easy it is to grow garlic. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Seldom Thought About but Easy to Grow Garlic is one of those foods that, as gardeners, we don’t necessarily think about a lot, but, as cooks, we …

How Compost Can Improve Soil Health
Soil microbiologist Sarah Strauss kicked off a Biochar and Compost Workshop at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Citrus Research and Education Center in mid-July. Strauss, a UF/IFAS associate professor, focused on the importance of soil health for citrus. She began with a U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation […]
Use of Biochar and Compost in Citrus: Leveraging NRCS Conservation Practice 336 to Improve Soil Health
By Tripti Vashisth, Taylor Livingston and Abhishek Neupane Florida citrus production occurs predominantly on sandy soils that are inherently low in organic matter and possess limited water- and nutrient-holding capacity. These soil constraints have become increasingly important in the era of Huanglongbing (HLB), where compromised root systems reduce the tree’s ability to efficiently acquire water […]