Garden and orchard transitions
Most of our growers are transitioning from tree fruits to vegetables at the moment. Those who have apple and pear trees have done their grafting and pruning, and now
Five things to include in a garden journal
A welcomed comment from one of our first-year participants recently concerned what the program meant to he and his wife: “It has taught us many things including discipline concerning recordkeeping.
Gifted garden
One thing that's always struck me about gardening in the mountains is how we tack names to our plants. We connect the things we grow with the person who first
Good start, but not without challenges
Good start, but not without challenges In Wise County, we had the goal of adding as many new Grow Appalachia growers as possible this year, especially from the
Wise County Extension Summer Internship – Week 4
Week 4 6.24.19 To start the week we did a program at Natural Tunnel for the Junior Ranger program. Phil and I talked about trees and plants, the functioning parts
Wise County Extension Summer Intern Week 3
6.17.19 I plan on working Saturday, so I took a half day today. Used the morning to finish planning the dates and venues for my educational programs the rest of
Summer Internship With Extension- Week 2
Week 2 6.10.2019 Most of the morning was spent inside the office. I contacted a few people for some home garden visits for the afternoon. Went to two homes, the
Summer Internship – Week 1
Hello Everyone! My name is Joslyn and this was my first week as the summer intern at the Wise County Extension office. I moved to Virginia in January 2019 after
Field Day
In April, we were able to take a group of our Market Growers to the Organic Crops Field Day at the East Tennessee Agricultural Research & Education Center in Knoxville.
Apple grafting
Once upon a time, Wise County was the third largest apple producer in Virginia. Today, we're down to one commercial orchard (or two if you count the 14 acres managed
