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Keep the Greenhouse Warm Without Electricity

Dan November 8, 2018 This Land of Ours

Winter months are upon us. Cathy Isom has a few suggestions on how to keep a greenhouse warm without electricity. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Keep the Greenhouse Warm Without Electricity The number one trick to heating a greenhouse without power is taking advantage of the sun. The sun is absolutely free energy and works day in …

California Medfly and Oriental Fruit Fly Updates
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in September took quarantine actions regarding Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) and Oriental fruit fly (OFF) in California. MEDFLY On Sept. 15, APHIS and CDFA expanded the Santa Clara Medfly quarantine in Santa Clara County. […]
PIECES OF THE PAST — Field Crates: From Mill to Memory
By Brenda Eubanks Burnette The humble field crate has its roots in the practical demands of grove labor, long before citrus became a branded commodity. Often confused with the crate developed in 1875 by E.B. Bean that was used to ship citrus, and which featured colorful citrus crate labels, the field crate’s origin is less […]

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