MILL HALL — On Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Clinton County welcome the community to learn about the Master Gardener program. At the event, the Master Gardener coordinator and volunteers will be available to answer any questions about all the ...
Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That’s a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which helps break material down. The result: the release of a lot of methane, a potent ...
Summer brings many joys, and one of my favorites is fresh vegetables from my garden. For the past several weeks, I’ve been harvesting lettuce, peppers, broccoli, cabbage, kale, onions and garlic. I just noticed a few red grape tomatoes which I’ll soon be able to pick and I’m looking ...
I hate to break it to you, but just like your calendar can’t tell you the best time to harvest, it won’t provide you the perfect date to attack the pests waging war on your plants. Timing effective pest control is all about understanding how the weather affects insect life cycles. We ...
Landscape fabric may sound like a neat, tidy and easy solution to all your weeding woes, but, as often is the case, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. To be fair, landscape fabric has its place. Unfortunately, it’s widely misused in most home landscape applications, where it ...
METRO — As summer winds down, long stretches of sunlight are dwindling and cooler temperatures are on the horizon. Gardening enthusiasts may wonder how they can manage their backyard gardens as the peak growing season comes to a close. People may not be eager to do much in their gardens ...
