Return of ladybugs signals winter is coming
Zanesville Times Recorder
Of course, I am saving the seeds from the cantaloupes, watermelons and the peppers. I put them on a plastic lid or wax paper first to dry and then put them in a plastic bag for next year. I also save my sunflower seeds. I don't let the bird...
Officers arrest 3 after theft from melon farm
KULR8
At the time, owners Harley and Joey Hettick said they had a pretty good idea who made off with the season's proceeds from sales of honeydew and watermelons - money they hadn't been able to take to the bank because of the seasonal melon rush...
'Green' doesn't necessarily mean savings
Chicago Tribune
The cleanest 12 (least to most residue) are onions, avocados, sweet corn (frozen), pineapples, mangoes, asparagus, sweet peas (frozen), kiwi, cabbages, eggplants, papayas and watermelons. LIGHTS Myth: Never leave the lights on when you leav...
I may be late to this party, but I want my big Monsanto check anyway [Respectful Insolence]
ScienceBlogs
I was going to join PZ Myers , ERV , and Pamela Ronald in helping out an old blogging friend and former host of the Skeptics' Circle, Karl Mogel of The Inoculated Mind by pimping his other science-based blog Biofortified , which seeks to pr...
Persaud takes Barbados agri official to task
Stabroek News
In addition, Paul said, Barbados’s soils were ideal for crops such as watermelons and carrots which he said had “excellent taste profiles” but it was a pipe dream to think one place could feed everyone adequately. “You don’t want a ...
Genoa City woman finds art in pumpkins
The Janesville Gazette
Dori Davis-Beck, of Genoa City has been transforming the pumpkins into illuminated advertisements, centerpieces and gifts for family, friends and local businesses for more than 10 years.
FarmVille becomes social-media powerhouse
San Francisco Chronicle
As for his own farm, Skaggs just had a successful harvest of pumpkins and watermelons, but his strawberries withered. Perhaps it's time for another "delight" - crop subsidies. - Deb Wandell, home@sfchronicle.com This article appeared on pag...
Police make major pot bust at truck stop
KTRK
Inside the semi, officers found watermelons and lemons and marijuana. In fact, some of the pot was hidden inside cases of melons. Investigators say the truck was carrying about 3,000 pounds of marijuana in all. The unidentified driver was a...
Fairbanks cabbie has watched town grow
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
If you take cabs regularly in Fairbanks, chances are you’ve been driven by Alan Marshall. The 81-year-old cabbie has been driving people around Fairbanks and beyond since 1958. Marshall’s an inter...
What to grow and when in Brisbane
Brisbane Times
With spring upon us and the first spattering of summer storms gracing the horizon keen gardeners can take advantage of South-East Queensland's erratic weather conditions to plant some summer crops.
Case students, alumni use giant catapult to launch pumpkins
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Case Western Reserve University students and alumni launched pumpkins and other types of food through the air using a medieval catapult. The device was built for the 125th anniversary of the school’s alumni association.
Review: 'Lock 'n Load' on Showtime
Los Angeles Times
At cans and watermelons and paper targets mostly; in the whole six-episode run there is, interestingly -- and happily -- almost no talk of hunting.) Every once in a while, a snippet of non-gun-talk flashes by, but those roads are not really...
FarmVille becomes social-media powerhouse
San Francisco Chronicle
If you're not familiar with FarmVille, it's not because you've just fallen off the turnip truck. The most popular application on the social-networking site Facebook, its success has surprised even its developers at San Francisco's Zynga. Th...
Postal Service & Watermelon Fuel
Saginaw News
Lester looks at how they're going to make changes... all by using money from stamp sales. And... fuel from abandoned fruit. At the end of the season, millions of pounds of watermelons are left to rot. But Gail Banzet met some scientists who...
