If you’re planning to start seeds indoors this season, you likely know you’ll need a growing medium (packaged, sterile seed-starting mix is ideal), a sunny windowsill or grow lights and, of course, seeds. But have you given thought to what containers you’ll use? You might be planning ...
If you’ve ever had a dog, you know they don’t exactly tiptoe through the tulips. I’m fortunate that none of mine ever had a penchant for digging holes, but my late pit bull, Maddie, used to run through my perennial beds like a weed whacker, leaving horizontal coneflowers and ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension will offer practical, science-based strategies to prevent and address soil compaction during the “Understanding and Managing Soil Compaction” workshop, which will occur in four locations in March. Aimed at field and forage crop producers, crop consultants and custom operators, the workshops are scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the following dates: — March 19, Pasto Agricultural Museum, 2710 W. Pine Grove Road, Gate K, Pennsylvania Furnace. — March 21, Harrison Valley Community Center, 205 E. Main St., Harrison Valley. — ...
This column often focuses on gardening practices that are good for our environment and the creatures that inhabit it. One such practice is the creation of rain gardens, which until recently were not widely used in residential landscapes. They have the potential to help mitigate stormwater ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension Centre County Master Gardeners present “World Wonders to Backyard Bliss: Planting Garden Inspiration” on March 22 from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at Penn State’s Forest Resources Building, Park Avenue and Bigler Road, State College. Amateur and experienced plant lovers can rub elbows, swap stories and learn from Central PA gardeners at this year’s Home Gardening School. Keynote speaker Heather Andrews, two-time award winner of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Garden of Distinction, will kick off the day with a presentation on her ...
It’s either time — or nearly time — to start seeds indoors for the upcoming growing season, depending on where you live. But what about starting them outdoors, despite the frozen ground, whipping winds and, perhaps, snow cover? I’m gearing up to sow tomatoes, beets, herbs and ...
