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Newspaper
The Warren Sentinel
Location
Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 2024
Page
10
A pokeweed plant is flowering but its showy feature is the berries that turn from green to purple to nearly black and the purplish red stems. Pokeweed can grow over 10 feet in a season and dies back in winter. While tall and striking, all parts are toxic and hard to eradicate, though birds benefit from the berries.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services warns that wild American ginseng is threatened and harvest rules run from September 1 to December 31. Regulations limit harvest size age and stem scars, require seed planting, and prohibit collection on most public lands. Penalties include fines and jail. private land harvest needs owner permission and shipments of eight ounces or more must be certified by VDACS.
Virginia Market News Service reports August 30 trends with cattle and crop moves. Feeder cattle mostly 3 to 13 lower at auctions. slaughter cows largely 4 to 11 lower. Wheat up 14 to 18 cents. corn steady to 32 higher. soybeans uneven from 5 cents lower to 31 cents higher. Regional price ranges listed for feeder steers and heifers, slaughter cows, and grain and soybeans across Eastern Shore, Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Norfolk, Richmond Petersburg Wakefield markets.
Arlington based gardener Nancy Dowling helps revive edible flowers, expanding space efficiency and local dining options. Arden Jones of Great Day Gardens explains markets now feature cornflower nasturtium calendula and rose petals for salads breads and wedding cake decor. Experts note medicinal value but warn some flowers are poisonous. Foraging tips include proper ID pesticide free plants harvest morning and refrigeration up to three days. Read Virginia Farm Bureau Cultivate magazine for more, contact Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia at 703 228 6414 or Kelly Welsh at Norfolk Botanical Garden via 757 441 5830 ext 346.
Virginia grower Rick Brossman of Brossman’s Family Farm explains melon selection and grafting to resist blight. He grows seedless Sugar Babies sangria melons yellow babies and bottle rockets along with muskmelons while noting cantaloupe varieties Athena Aphrodite and Canary. USDA census data show cantaloupes on 301 Virginia farms and watermelons on 241 farms, with a slight production drop since 2017.
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