Recommended Varieties/Hybrids Many varieties and hybrids of watermelon are made available by agricultural research institutes and private seed companies. Examples include Arka Yamato, Jyoti, and Augusta. Most commercial growers prefer Sugar Baby because it generates high yield and has good taste. Sowing...
Today there are more than a half dozen varieties of carrots that specifically bear the Nantes name, but more generally Nantes has come to embody a quite large (more than 40 members) class of medium-sized cylindrical carrots rounded at both the top and tip. In general, Nantes cultivars are ...
There are dozens of varieties of “Chinese cabbage” each with unique tastes and culinary attributes. All of the so-called Chinese cabbages belong to the genus Brassica which is a diverse group of vegetables that include cabbage, kale, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, mustard, ...
Aim for the smaller baking pumpkins that are roughly the size of a personal watermelon.Sometimes they are called sugar pumpkins or pie pumpkins, and in most stores, they’re labeled “baking pumpkins.” You want to choose a pupmkin that’s heavy for its size, without blemishes, and that ...
seasons. You don’t necessarily need to stop growing the crops that make your farm successful, though. Instead, you can choose crop varieties that require less water than others. For example, if you want to grow watermelon, choose a relatively drought-tolerant variety likeBlack D...
Types Of Beans To GrowThe common bean is a legume that comes in many varieties. But all of them fall at least into one of three types of crop by use:snap (seeds consumed with pods); shell (seeds consumed while still young); dry (seeds consumed after fully maturing).Some cultivars are...
Surprisingly, radishes are another root vegetable that can tolerate and thrive in partial shade. It comes in many varieties, such as Cherry Belle, French Breakfast, Sparkler, and Watermelon Mantanghong. Radishes are quick-growing crops that can be harvested as early as 30 days. Furthermore, an...
While many supermarkets carry the Asian varieties of these fruits, the persimmon has important roots in the U.S., too. The word persimmon actually comes to us from the Algonquian language. Generally known as the common persimmon, theDiospyros virginianais native to the East and Southeast of the...
From Honey Rock and Hearts of Gold to Jenny Lind and Queen Anne's Pocket, there are so many melons out there to enjoy for as many different reasons. Vigorous melon and watermelon vines are easy to grow and are very generous yielders, treating you to plentiful crops of beautiful, juicy, ...
3.) How the wine is then made from the resulting grape variety or blend of varieties will not only modify the aromatic compounds in pre-fermentation grape juice, but also add in new aromas from the yeast and fermentation process as well how the wine is aged, especially if oak is used. ...