Farming Calculator

When planting irises, most gardeners treat them like any other project, in one hole and at one depth, as though it’s “one size fits all.” … Read more

“Growing olives is not something you do lightly; it’s going in for the long haul. It’s committing your labor and land to a long-term investment. … Read more

Here’s how it works: You’ve got a phone in your hand ready to order hundreds of saplings; you’ve got a plot of land and you … Read more

Before you even see them, if you’ve ever been to a Christmas tree farm, you can smell difference between the good ones and the bad … Read more

Why planting your orchard too close together is bad. Half your acre might be wasted in growing grass instead of fruit from trees. Profit or … Read more

Pecans are a 20-year investment: the trees take two decades to come into production. So when laying out an orchard, there’s no room for error. … Read more

Maybe you’ve got five acres of land. And maybe you want to grow an orchard or a timber stand. Maybe you imagine rows of pines, … Read more

To translate seed weight into number of plant, try our seed-counting calculator. It connects dots between the abstractions of grams listed on seed packets with … Read more

Read the packaging: The label says it’s twenty grams. You look at your little packet of carrot seed. Your brain instinctivey tries to convert that … Read more

When most people think about planting pines, they envision the process of dropping seedlings in a tidy row, but it’s not quite so simple: You’re … Read more

When you plan a coconut grove, you usually start by looking at the deed and thinking in acres. That’s a problem right away. A legal … Read more