Category Horticulture Industry

An endless learning experience

The months tend, if you are a dedicated gardener, to slide into one another as the years cycle through seasonal planting routines with, it is hoped, a few interesting experiments — the kind which make a gardeners heart sing —…

Tomato varieties to try

March is the time to find the widest selection of tomato varieties at nurseries, garden centers and online retailers. Here are some worth checking out, according to Dave Freed, a Cypress-based tomato gardener. Heirloom Brandywine: has large pink to red…

Kinnow exports amid sliding currencies

AS the kinnow export season officially commences from tomorrow, exporters dread bad times ahead owing to the damage done to some top-quality crop by the weather and the possible absence of a strong appetite in traditional export markets. Hailstorms have…