PAJARO – Plasticulture to strawberry growers is like coffee to the working masses. It increases productivity, and while the fundamentals are consistent everyone has their own unique set of preferences ...

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) – Researchers, including an Indian American scientist, have discovered that the plastic mulch commonly used in strawberry cultivation releases significant amounts of plastic ...

Walter Battle shows how to lay sheet mulch, and Cathy Faust shows how to make strawberry jam. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Extension Area Specialist Walter Battle ...

Researchers have found that the plastic mulch used to support the growth of Californian strawberries sheds large quantities of plastic mulch fragments. These particles have been shown to negatively ...

Black plastic must be applied before you put the strawberry plants into the bed. If you plan to use an organic mulch, you may apply it before or after planting. Take a trowel and, if planting through ...

Strawberries are enjoyed by many and are a popular small fruit for home gardens. Strawberries can be successfully grown in raised beds where they can be covered, if needed, to protect them from ...

The beds are ready, but divided. Four beds at our rural farm in Milam County, and four more at the urban Austin farm. At 6:30 a.m., before dawn broke, Larry and his helpers stretched black plastic ...

China has led the world in using plastic-film mulch to increase the productivity of its crops, and now it needs to lead the world in removing the plastic residue damaging its croplands, according to a ...

There are two effects of climate change that anyone who eats food should care about: arid soil and torrential downpours. While it seems like the two effects are mutually exclusive, in fact, they are ...

Fresh, ripe strawberries are a favorite with just about everybody. If you want in on the action, this is a great time to plant them into your garden. Strawberries are best planted from late October ...