Fall gardens…already?
Although it's not officially summer for a few more days, we're thinking about our fall garden. Specifically, we're trying to determine if we'll be able to find cabbage, broccoli and
Gardens in Mid-June
Things are progressing in our gardens in Wise County, despite a slow start. Hunter and LeAnn have been working with a group down at Powell Valley Primary to get things
Soil lessons by Hunter Romano
Soil provides ecosystem services critical for life: soil acts as a water filter and a growing medium; provides habitat for billions of organisms, contributing to biodiversity; and supplies most of
Starting Seeds by Hunter Romano
Starting seeds early in the growing season indoors is a great way to get a jump on production each year. Last week 3rd and 4th graders at Powell Valley Primary
Green manure
At a Gardening 101 workshop on Saturday, one of the topics was green manures, which are an excellent way to smother weeds, build organic matter, recover deeply leached nutrients and
It’s personal
Last night, two Master Gardeners and I conducted a gardening workshop at the Norton Community Center. As we engaged the eighteen participants in the discussion, what struck me was the
Dodging Walnuts
Those of us who grew up with a black walnut tree on the place know what it means to go to school with yellowish green fingers after freeing those nuts
The waiting is the hardest part
Temperatures below zero make excellent garden planning days. Seed catalogs are arriving, and folks keep peeping out the window in search of a robin or a crocus or any sign
