Is it still spring or has summer arrived, early? These record breaking days in the80’s certainly makes you think that the spring rollercoaster has come to an end. Justhold on, we live in OHIO, Mother Nature can be very fickle this time of year! Althoughthere might be...
When you are taught from an early age that if you did not take care of your tools you did not work and therefore did not eat, it is instilled in your work routine that every tool is to be carefully cleaned and put away. And since water is not always available...
Are you starting to dream about those delicious fresh vegetables of the summer? Or are you considering growing your own vegetables? Bet you have, especially if you have been to the grocery store lately. Well, it doesn’t matter if you are a beginner...
Gardening with Hay or Straw Bales Having trouble getting your garden tilled? Why not try planting into some hay or straw bales. I have friends that have done this over the past few years and pretty successfully. Now, which to use – hay or...
Container Gardens If you would like to have more control over growing conditions and enjoy higher yields with less work – garden in containers. Use barrels, buckets, baskets, boxes, tubs and troughs – basically anything that holds soil. Just be sure that it has...
You might think it is too early to even begin to think about gardening but there’s a time to sow and a time to reap. And that time varies depending upon your location - spring arrives considerably earlier in Miami, Florida than it does here in Northeast...
February is the month to plan your garden. Shop early for seeds from catalogs and garden stores and follow these planning tips to help extend your gardening season. Your garden will warm up during the day if it slopes toward the sun. Residual heat in plants and soil...
In Ohio, many farmers employ a cropping system known as no-till. The benefits are many as much valuable time is saved from not having to till or plow the soil every spring as the former traditional method. Then too, valuable topsoil is not disturbed exposing it to...
Fall is not only for planting, but signals the important task of taking a soil test for the lawn and garden. Soil in Northeast Ohio tends to favor an acidic range due to the proximity of the Appalachian foot hills. For most plants, a PH range of neutral (7) to...
The shorter and cooler days of October make for perfect weather to plant most trees and shrubs. While no growth above ground will progress late in the growing season, all the action is below ground in the form of root growth. With top growth largely shut down in...
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