If you have lived in a home with a trampoline in the backyard, you may have observed the unreasonably tall grass growing under it. This is because many crops, including these grasses, actually grow ...

For 31 straight days last summer, temperatures in Phoenix hit or topped 110 degrees, the longest such streak ever. That searing Arizona heat dehydrates crops and evaporates water the state needs to ...

Researchers say they have determined a way to make agrivoltaics — the process of growing crops underneath solar panels — more efficient. They found that red wavelengths are more efficient for growing ...

It hasn't been easy to implement this practice around the world. New study reveals staggering benefits of pairing solar ...

Broccoli is one of the plants that tends to bolt and get bitter in the heat of summer. Shade cloth can help Courtesy Johnson County Extension Though the onset of summer often brings the most ...

You probably already guessed that cool-season crops benefit the most from partial shade. But why is shade more beneficial to some vegetables than others? There are two reasons. One, shade keeps the ...

EAST MOLINE, Ill. — Unseasonably warm weather is putting pressure on local pumpkin patches just as fall festivities begin across the Quad Cities. “We’ve had a lot of high heat,” Beri Dennhardt said.

Though the onset of summer often brings the most inhospitable part of the growing season, gardeners may be surprised to learn that it's possible to continue growing cool-season crops. In addition to ...

Many food crops thrive only when they are bathed in sunlight most of the day. Most of the “summer crops,” such as tomatoes, corn, beans, squash or cucumbers, need a minimum of six hours of sun a day.