Rooftop farmingGarlic can be grown organically in pots in a garden, on a balcony or on a roof: plant cloves in October-November, mulch and water with care, and lift the bulbs at the end of summer.
CropsThe product pairs fluopicolide and cymoxanil for grapes, potatoes and vegetables, and ADAMA says it will also be launched in Ghana for cacao.
VegetablesPenn State Extension says the pest's autumn generation is emerging now and that control works only during the adult flight and just after it, with row covers or targeted sprays.
CropsGrowers in Orkney and Caithness are battling saturated fields and losses, while further south yields are satisfactory, winter crops are going in well and potato lifting is advancing.
OrganicAt the Chico State University Farm, finished compost is agitated in aerated water and the extract is sent through drip irrigation to support soil fungi and bacteria.
Hoping to recover last season's losses, Fulbari farmers in Dinajpur are planting early varieties such as Starik and Romana; leases, seed and fertiliser have pushed up costs.
VegetablesSince the Appellate Division settled a long legal fight between betel leaf exporters and fruit and vegetable exporters in 2023, betel exports have grown, reaching more than 4,388 tonnes in 2025-26.
VegetablesGluts sent tomatoes to ₹4 a kg against a cost of ₹6; a ₹1-lakh-crore horticulture hub with cold storage and grading in 201 clusters is due to be launched on 2 October.
Bogura farmers sell pointed gourd and cucumber at Tk 30 a kilo while the same vegetables fetch Tk 50-60 ten kilometres away, and the diesel-driven rise in freight adds well under a taka a kilo.
Yellow and blue sticky traps are a non-toxic way to control aphids, whiteflies and sucking pests; agriculture workers put their cost at Tk 7,000-8,000 a hectare against Tk 30,000-40,000 for pesticide.
VegetablesIreland imported €1.97 billion of fruit and vegetables in 2025 against exports of €492.5 million, a deficit of about €1.47 billion that has revived warnings about food security and the shrinking horticulture sector.
Homestead farmingUniversity of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein explains that garlic, a cool-season crop, is planted in September in well-drained, organic soil and harvested the following July or August.
VegetablesVirginia's nearly 400 pumpkin growers faced early drought and then July downpours that brought disease and rot, but say there are plenty of pumpkins for the autumn season.
