It's especially important to store foods that ferment quickly. Fruit flies thrive on the rot produced by cabbages, ...

Late January to mid-March is ideal for planting cold-hardy strawberries. Prepare your garden for a delicious spring harvest.

From the time a farmer harvests strawberries or green beans, they will last — at best — three weeks before they start to rot. It takes ... that can extend a fruit or vegetable's shelf life ...

Lower temperatures at night help produce high-quality fruit. Keep humidity low ... which causes root rot and powdery mildew. Water strawberry plants about once a week or when the top inch of ...

To refrigerate, or not to refrigerate Most vegetables should be stored in a crisper drawer to avoid moisture that could cause rot or wilting. In general, all fruits and vegetables need to breathe.

Strawberries can be grown in a wide range of soils, from light sand to heavy clay. However, waterlogging will cause the fruits to become diseased and the plant to rot. The ideal soil is well ...

The Swedes say jordgubbe and the Spanish say fresa. To Finns it’s mansikka and to the Dutch it’s aardbei. The Danes and the Norwegians all call it jordbaer and the strawberry, to many, ...