KINGSTON, Jamaica — As the Atlantic Hurricane Season approaches, greenhouse farmers are being encouraged to prepare their farms to withstand storms. The encouragement came from the Managing Director ...

In February, many farms are in their annual pause. Winter’s snow is still covering the ground, while freezing and sub-freezing temperatures reign. In regions where this occurs, plants are dormant, and ...

Think cabbage, carrots and beets, which can withstand light frosts (tomatoes are too sensitive) and consider planting winter vegetables in the summer. This advice varies according to region, but the ...

Irene Kihoro monitors her cucumber plants in a greenhouse at Maombi farm Kabazi in Nakuru County. PHOTO: WILLIES MWANIKI. Cucumber is a cylindrical, elongated with tapered end fruit with varying ...