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Themed gardens, planted for a specific culinary purpose like a spaghetti garden or a stir-fry garden, can give the gardener and the chef delightful adventures. Kids also love to be involved in the process, from planting to cooking LITITZ, Pa., May 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Themed gardens can be a ton of fun for gardeners who are looking to try something new, not only in the garden but also in the kitchen. There are many different kinds that can be planted with the purpose of a...

Gardening expert Melinda Myers provides six strategies Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Increasing a garden’s productivity even when space, time and energy are limited is easier than you think says gardening expert Melinda Myers. Myers recommends the following planting, maintenance and harvesting techniques for effectively creating a more bountiful harvest this season. Maximize planting space with wider rows. Leave just enough room for plants to reach their maximum size. Make wide...

ST. LOUIS, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative gardening tools that ensure bumper crops of vegetables for commercial growers and home food gardeners were recently featured in the April 25(th) edition of the New York Times, in an article titled Gadgets to Help Tend a Garden. According to the Times, "the future is knocking at the door of home gardening. And, if some do-it-yourselfers have their way, there is no aspect of nature that can't be improved with a rechargeable motor and a...

ST. LOUIS, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In early April, hundreds of visitors made a stop at Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. in Oxnard, California to see the noteworthy Seminis(®) Home Garden varieties on display during California Spring Trials. "For many years, Seminis Home Garden has marketed innovative vegetable varieties to well-known seed retailers in North America," explained Seminis Home Garden Business lead John Marchese. "This year, we were excited to showcase to California...

On September 21st, 2013 Tomato Assault will host a massive tomato fight at Chicago's Toyota Park with a portion of each ticket going to support the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) March 05, 2013 Modeled after La Tomatina, the annual festival held in Bunol, Spain in August, Tomato Assault offers an extremely unique way for community members to enjoy live local music, a costume contest, inflatables, a never-ending beer garden and a full fledged food fight...

Public Library of Science Tomatoes grown on organic farms accumulate higher concentrations of sugars, vitamin C and compounds associated with oxidative stress compared to those grown on conventional farms, according to research published February 20 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Maria Raquel Alcantara Miranda and colleagues from the Federal University of Ceara, Brazil. In their study, the researchers compared the weights and biochemical properties of tomatoes from organic and...

The new 2013 Heirloom Solutions seed catalog is now available online. This new catalog boasts nearly 300 varieties of heirloom seeds. (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 Heirloom Solutions recently released their 2013 Heirloom Seed Catalog to the general public through their website, http://www.HeirloomSolutions.com. This new catalog highlights nearly three-hundred varieties of heirloom seeds, including thirty heirloom varieties not previously offered by the company. This marks the third release of...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland Bulb Farms recently announced a new addition to their online retail store: live fruit and vegetable plants produced by Chef Jeff. Only previously sold in stores, this marks the online debut of these naturally-grown, premium plants. Primarily specializing in the sale of bulbs and root stock, this also marks the introduction of live plants on the Holland Bulb Farms site. While still continuing to offer seeds and root stock, the people...

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Container gardening has been on the uptrend over the past five years and continues to grow in popularity, especially in urban areas where green space can be limited. But to ensure the most success, it is crucial for the 21 million households planting container gardens to pick the right plant for the pot. Going the container route saves space, helps control pests and overcome soil issues, enabling the availability of home grown fresh produce...

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Flowers don't just catch our eyes, they catch those of pollinators like bees as well. They have to, in order to reproduce. Because plants need to maximize the opportunity for pollinators to gain access to their seeds, variations in the timing of flowering can have profound effects on flower, fruit, and seed production, and consequently agricultural yields. We know that the major driving forces of flowering are external factors such as light and temperature....