In other words, dont just do a light watering every day this encourages the roots to remain near the surface, causing the plant to be weaker and dry out faster. In July, watering the garden frequently becomes a major concern. Watering plants in the ground every three to four days should be sufficient for most vegetables, roses, and perennials. Continue fertilizing vegetables and annuals with a mixture of fish emulsion, seaweed powder and one tablespoon molasses per gallon of water about...

One boy was eating 12 fast-food meals a week, including six slices of pizza dunked in a butter sauce and hamburgers with fries stacked on top of the patty. Children don't become overweight by themselves, and they won't lose weight and change their habits without the love, support and encouragement of other family members, who probably need to make similar changes. Generally speaking, inactive children will benefit from going for walks or bike rides or swimming with their families and...

Whether it be to take in fewer calories, eat fewer snacks at night or consume more greens and fiber, about two thirds of us would change something about our eating habits, according to the results of an admittedly unscientific survey conducted recently by the Sun-Gazette. Whether it be to take in fewer calories, eat fewer snacks at night or consume more greens and fiber, about two thirds of us would change something about our eating habits, according to the results of an admittedly...

Utilizing some of the older children in the kitchen, Franzoni prepared a tossed salad using purple and gold cauliflower, as well as pasta with egg plant. When he began doing the meals in-house, he decided to introduce the inner city youth to foods they never had before, such as cuisine from the Orient and the Middle East. What's the number one problem facing parents when it comes to the dinner table? Getting the kids to try something new, of course. Some of them even learned to make carrot...

Savvy farmers all over the country have discovered a practice that might not work as a nationwide agricultural policy, but that has allowed some economically inefficient orchards to thrive: Encourage yuppies and their progeny to come pick your fruit they'll pay handsomely for the privilege, buy more than they'd ordinarily consume, and then shell out for all sorts of other value-added products. Savvy farmers all over the country have discovered a practice that might not work as a nationwide...

But because fishmeal is a scarce resource and an expensive ingredient in salmon feed, producers have been using increasingly larger amounts of vegetable ingredients from agriculture. The research so far shows that one of these important components is hydroxyproline, which is an amino acid and one of the building blocks in proteins. Scientists at Fiskeriforskning's department in Bergen have spent a lot of time working to discover which substances in the fishmeal the salmon is dependent on,...

The full version of this story will be available to all readers after 1 week Full versions of news stories from the current week are available to online subscribers only. Many growers feel they have a disease problem, but actually this condition is a mineral deficiency. The same problem can be seen on melons, squash and cucumbers, but is most often seen on tomatoes. Access to full versions of news stories from issues older than 1 week are available to all readers for free in our archive of...

Entrants at "the Chunk" gather yearly to smash records--and pumpkins--in front of some 35,000 spectators. In the adult human-powered category, a spring-loaded device known as "Gene's Machine" sets a new record with a pedal-powered throw of 1827 ft. After a bit of fine-tuning, Seigars and his two sons load a 10-pound pumpkin onto the launcher and let it fly. Many of the machines are either catapults, which are torsion driven, or trebuchets, which are gravity driven. The truckers who haul...

We opened on the fallout from the Rock-Josh power struggle; meanwhile, the hella-sympathetic Julia was up late studying to catch up with her more skilled competition. Yet I tip my dusty cap to this show for delivering its third straight episode containing a genuinely surprising chopping block, even if Aaron's inevitable collapse was nowhere near as dramatic as it could have been. This meal was obviously Julia's chance to shine, and shine the Waffle House cook did, flipping omelets with...