Growing crops

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Cover crops serve a number of functions in the garden. They add organic matter, improve the soil's texture and structure, improve the fertility, help prevent erosion and attract pollinating insects. Find out about cover crop planting times in this article.

UN Food & Agriculture Org on Instagram: “Intercropping is the practice of growing two or more crops in proximity of each other, in the same field. Intercropping helps to 🔽 . ✅…”

Learn about the benefits of tomato companion planting and use it to your advantage to ensure a bumper homegrown crop

Water scarcity is a growing concern. Lack of water from long, recurring droughts is increasingly dominating the food and agriculture world. It’s driven up

For hundreds of thousands of years, humans lived a nomadic life, hunting for game and foraging for food. Then, several thousand years ago, they stopped. They began domesticating animals, started growing crops, and lived a sedentary lifestyle. The question anthropologists have asked is, why? Learn more about the rise of agriculture, aka the Neolithic Revolution, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

Vegetable crops have different germination requirements. To ensure success, it's important to know each seed's germination requirements.

Furrow irrigation may be the oldest (and least efficient) method of growing crops. Fortunately, there are ways to improve this technique.

Guidelines on vegetable farming When planning for a vegetable farm, you should consider several factors. Crops: Decide which vegetables to grow. This will depend on the demand and climate. Study the market carefully and adjust production accordingly. System: Decide which system you will use. Will it be open or protected? Layout: After deciding on the range of crops to be grown and the systems, the layout of the land must be planned. Here, care is needed. If the layout is bad, changing it ...