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Even though we are still technically in the last few days of summer, every year about this time I find I must wrap my mind around the fact that summer is over, and the rainy season is soon to begin. I need to get emotionally ready to put the gardens to bed. It is not…
Pennsylvania gardeners who let their children toil the earth alongside should check for a particular set of Stanley-branded toy gardening tools. The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a recall of the gardening tools due to possible lead contamination. Specifically, the paint on the hoe and rake contains lead levels that exceed the federal lead content…
Master Gardener Renee Soppe told OWLS (Older, Wiser, Learning Seniors) attendees Wednesday to not pack up the gardens quite yet â thereâs still a lot that can be done. Jessia Ellison, food and family educator with ISU Extension and Outreach of Lee County and Soppe, who lives in Lee County but is a Des Moines…
Itâs not too late to start waking up to the sound of bird calls in the morning. And itâs not too early to prep your garden to entice birds this coming spring. In Colorado, 519 species of birds have been documented as of September 2022, according to the Colorado Bird Records Committee of Colorado Field…
Finding a variety of affordable fresh fruits and vegetables in cities is complicated because of the absence of large supermarkets chased out by high rents and poor sales. Urbanites are left with expensive corner grocery stores, convenience stores selling candy and soda high in sugar and calories, or fast food joints tempting you with fried…
Lifelong planter Sharon Chandler grew up in Missouri, helping her grandmother, Helen Bundy, tend their home garden. Those early lessons have sustained Chandler throughout her life. “It was those times when we were in the garden and she was showing me different insects and bugs that are good for the plants and those that are…
In Mass., gardening and plant care are building a community The GROW Program in Tewksbury and Walk Hill Florist in Mattapan use their green thumbs to connect the community Updated: 8:20 PM EDT Sep 10, 2024 There is something special in this corner of the sprawling campus of historic Tewksbury Hospital, four greenhouses with foundations…
CORVALLIS – Not ready to hang up your gloves and spade just yet? The fearless gardener still has a chance to plant some cold-hardy vegetables to harvest next spring. But don’t dawdle. “Winter gardening is a risky business,” said Jim Myers, plant breeder and researcher at Oregon State University. “It may work one year with…
