Tag: gardening
Get the most out of your compost
Composting is a great way to use up household food waste and boost garden productivity. Use these best practices to get the most out of your compost pile.
Roundup of gardening news for Sept. 30, 2021
Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Westmoreland County is offering a virtual seminar, "Gardeners Digging Deeper."
Fall cleanup: Vegetable garden checklist
Mapping out your garden, soil testing, removing plant material and covering the surface of your garden before winter will help ensure next year’s success.
Roundup of gardening news for Sept. 23, 2021
The seventh annual Ohio School Garden Conference 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 22. at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center.
Roundup of gardening news for Sept. 16, 2020
Central State University Extension is partnering with the Agriculture Incubator Foundation Farm to teach a free workshop in blackberry cane pruning.
How to determine when apples are ready to pick
Learn how to determine when your apples are ripe enough to pick based on variety, color, firmness, seed coats, smell, taste and ease of removal.
Roundup of gardening news for Sept. 2, 2021
Catch up on local gardening news in Lawrence and Butler counties in Pennsylvania and Franklin and Greene counties in Ohio.
Heirlooms and social media drive Melody Acres Hobby Farm
Christine Yankel inherited her green thumb from her mother, and cultivates it by growing and selling heirloom varieties of vegetables and other plants from her home, in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Some considerations for saving seeds
Whether you are a vegetable gardener or a flower gardener, you can save seeds. Here are a few tips on how to save seeds for next season.
Roundup of gardening news for Aug. 26, 2021
Catch up on gardening news in Ohio and Pennslyvania.
