Tag Archive

Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “sweet potato vine”

Double Food Harvest Growing Sweet Potato Vines

Cathy Isom fills you in on why you should be growing sweet potato vines for a double food harvest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Whether you’re embracing the Paleo lifestyle or just craving something new, add sweet potatoes to the menu. But, did you know that the leaves are edible too? Unlike regular potatoes, sweet potatoes can …

USDA Seeks Citrus Disease Subcommittee Applicants
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for the Citrus Disease Subcommittee (CDS). The subcommittee advises USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) on the agenda, budget and priorities of its Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program. The USDA is looking for nominees who understand the opportunities and barriers facing […]
Start Clean: Burn Down Summer’s Leftover Weeds
By Ramdas Kanissery By November, most Florida citrus groves are carrying what the rainy season left behind. Guineagrass has pushed seedheads into the tree skirts, Spanish needles and sedges have filled in the gaps, and milkweed vine and balsam apple are climbing the trunks. Before the fall preemergent herbicide is applied, those weeds need to […]