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Questions tagged [food-crops]

Crops which are grown for food.

are simply crops which are grown for food. Although most crops are, indeed, grown for food; some are not. For example cotton is grown for textile fibers.

Use this tag for questions specific to growing food crops - e.g. choosing a food crop for a particular situation, or for finding good combinations. Questions about specific crops should use the specific tag for the crop in question.

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IOT Precision farming/agriculture

Note I have asked also this in Earth science using agriculture Tag and here also because those are the agriculture communities as to my knowledge in stack exchange Before asking my agriculture/farming related question I would like to give some…
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For 7 layer food forest what should be the sequence of plantation?

Location: Eastern India, West Bengal (Tropical Climate) For the following layer, is there any prescribed sequence of plantation? Canopy Understory Shrub Herb Ground cover Climber Root Questions Can Canopy, Understory, Shrub, Herb be planted at…
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Pima Club Wheat Expectations

I'm growing Pima Club wheat from seeds and will plant in the last week of October (central Arizona desert). What can I expect to see in terms of growth and yield from this wheat? I'm planning to dedicate maybe 8 sqft at this time as a proof of…
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Yellow and brown spots on leaf tip

On a barley farm, there are yellow and brown spots on leaf tips. Possible causes: Some kind of parasite Weather condition Bad seed Looks like some farms using the same seed are affected What might be the actual cause? What could be the…
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Red Amaranth in rainy season

I had sown a few Amaranth seeds in summer whose seedlings got eaten away by birds. Now some new ones have sprouted up but this is rainy season. Will this grow well in this season? I live in area marked as zone 9 in this link: …
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Cooked rice and peanut shells?

Some background: I’m a beginner gardener (and that’s being generous) with a rooftop and a balcony, so everything I grow, if it survives, is in planters and pots. But I know almost nothing about gardening. With that said, Ive read that I can use…
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What is the minimum a tree/bush root needs to be planted in the ground?

The soil I have access to grow in is in a seasonal wet zone, and worry about the plant getting too much water, so approximately how much of the root ball has to be planted in the soil, and how much can I leave under mulch with the plants likely to…
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Which synonym for seedcalendar is used most?

There are different synonyms you can use when you are talking about a calendar of sow information. To my knowledge these are the ones: 1.sow calendar 2. planting calendar 3. seed calendar 4. crop calendar. Now suppose i want to make a website about…
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How many vertical containers to grow food for one person?

The diet would only be plant based, by vertical garden I mean something like this: But with vegetables instead of flowers and a tower that's 3-5 levels How many of these "towers" would be enough for one person?
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What is the largest polyculture farm?

I'm curious if anyone has an information about the largest polyculture farms that have been able to be successful. Are planning and harvesting techniques good enough to make polyculture economically competitive at scale?
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Will I be able to grow a small plot of grain in my very rainy climate?

I wanted to try growing a small plot of cereal grain in my yard next season, but I don't know if it will work & can't find any resources that address my question. I gather that since it is cool & humid where I live, oats will probably do best. I…
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What type of Mint is this?

Looking to ID the type of Mint this is, it is for my tortoise. I got it from my local grocery store, it's branded as Compliments Organic Mint.
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what is the difference between biannual plants and biennial plants

Actually I don't know the difference. I have tried to now the difference between the two but I couldn't that is why I came to this website. Please I need to know because it is part of my agricultural science assignment.
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