Raising a vegetable garden with years of continuous success and high-yielding plants is a skill. However, it’s not just a matter of having a green thumb. Utilizing crop rotation in the garden can ...

Pumpkin fruits, leaves and flowers are used as vegetables while the seeds can be roasted and consumed later as snacks. The fruits contain 1 per cent protein and 8 per cent carbohydrates while the ...

ST. LOUIS — Farmers in a stretch of Illinois where most of the nation’s pumpkins are grown say their crop looks relatively smashing and is likely to be one of the few successes in a year when severe ...

Seth Bender and Elizabeth Yahner of Altoona choose a pumpkin at JB Tree Farm west of Alexandria. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski A dry growing season made for mixed results in the pumpkin crop this ...

Pam Jefferies knows how to grow plants. She knows when to cultivate seeds and take precautions to see germination thrive, but even with that knowledge, no one can stop a flood from washing the seeds ...