Fred Wild Elementary students set up a hydroponic garden at their school Friday with the help of Mike McCracken of McCracken Farms. ...more

November 23, 2009

Area strawberry fields were hit with the coldest temperatures of the season last week, but growers used sprinklers to limit damage to berries and blooms. ...more

January 28, 2009

What To Do This Week •Set strawberry plants. ...more

November 9, 2008

PLANTERS ALMANAC What To Do This Week Watch for lacebug infestations: Examine plants for signs of these sucking insects by looking for whitish speckling on the upper leaf surface. Shiny black spots of excrement can be found on the underside. Treat with an insecticide or horticultural oil. ...more

October 26, 2008

Just call me a gourmet gumshoe. A morning of old-style sleuthing uncovered several local food-related businesses that have applied a bit of spit and polish to their establishments over the summer. ...more

September 24, 2008

PLANTER'S ALMANAC What To Do This Month Set strawberry plants: Strawberry plants are treated as annuals in Florida. Broadcast 2 1/2 pounds of 6-8-8 (or similar) fertilizer over a 100-square-foot bed. ...more

September 18, 2008

TAMPA Enterprising thieves have found new venues from which to pilfer: fields of strawberries and groves of oranges. They're not stealing produce, but diesel fuel out of tanks, copper and aluminum wiring out of pump houses and sprinkler heads amid the strawberry plants. ...more

June 3, 2008