Tag: gardens
A seed exchange event was offered Saturday at LaHarpe City Hall. A small number of gardeners stopped by to trade in their seeds. Harding agreed to provide information on gardens, plants and other agro-related topics.
Deep into this pandemic winter, it can be hard to remember what a refuge gardens were last spring and summer. In those frightening early days of COVID-19, victory gardens and household vegetable plots sprang up…
This spring brought an increased interest in gardening. Now that the gardens are planted and things are beginning to grow, gardeners should be on the lookout for insect pests. If you are having difficulty with…
A vendor’s meeting for the Allen County Farmers’ Market will be at 6:30 p.m. March 12 at the Riverside Park Community Building. The meeting is for all returning and new or prospective vendors interested in…
Fall and spring are my favorite seasons. Finally, some cooler temperatures have arrived and it is actually feeling more like fall. I encourage you to get outside and enjoy the fall season. It is the…
I know there is still a lot of summer left. But in just a few weeks, students will be back in school and fall will be here in the blink of an eye. Although our…
Its National Farmers Market Week, Aug. 4-10. Make sure you visit any of our markets and thank our growers this week. As always, the markets will be open from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday on…
The Dirt Diggers Garden Club discussed five things to love about zonal geraniums when members met June 12 at Greystone Assisted Living. 1. Container superstar. They look great in containers, provide different color flowers and…
Many of us have certainly been thrown a curve ball with the recent flooding. I know three community gardens in our Extension district have gone totally underwater. So that brings the question how safe…
Pat Howerton told Dirt Digger Garden Club members of 13 ways to invite desirable wildlife into their gardens at the Nov. 14 meeting at the home of Shirley Robertson. Pats suggestions included: 1. A butterfly…
