2020 gift ideas for farmers, from Ace Hardware

Smallholder potato farmers in Kenya could benefit from a collaboration between Corteva Agriscience and the National Potato Council of Kenya.The partnership will introduce improved technologies and show farmers how to boost their potato yields. Through using quality seed, pest and disease management, post-harvest management and good record keeping yield should increase.The country has set up several demonstartion ports since April 2020. For example, Kinangop, Ol Kalou, Mau Nar

Northern California’s first pot farmers’ market is like most other farmers’ markets, except you buy weed instead of kale and there’s the possibility you’ll go to prison ”“ which gives visits to the Organicann Harvest Market in Sonoma County a bit of an edge this chilly morning. Driving through Sonoma’s famed pastures and rolling vineyards, I note billboards advertising casinos and hydroponics – a favored tool for cultivating pot ind

Ten years on from Christopher Lloyd’s death, Fergus Garrett and his team of gardeners and students at Great Dixter maintain a tradition of bold planting and experimentation. The garden at Great Dixter is synonymous with bold, bright colours and the daring plant combinations and gardening techniques Christopher Lloyd pioneered. Now, ten years after his death, the house and garden is run by a charitable trust, with Lloyd’s head gardener Fergus Garrett still at the he

The gardens of new-build houses are usually left as blank canvasses, often with just a lawn and no borders. Before you start making changes, familiarise yourself with the climate of your space, its orientation and soil type. Also, consider any existing features, such as patios and fencing, which can affect the feel of the ‘finished’ garden. More garden design content: How to start a new garden Four ways to break up a space Make the most of a small garden Browse our ideas, below, for y