Logan County West Virginia, March 2023 In January of 2022, Bea Sias and Buck West came up with the idea to go to the Logan County Commission and ask for $1500.00. We needed a little extra money to buy canning supplies. With the prices of everything after the pandemic rose to a higher price on
It will be just a few more days and it will be time to put our gardens to sleep; by that, I mean cleaning the gardens of debris, tomato stakes, dead plants, etc., and making it look nice and clean when we start back next season. It’s a suitable time to fertilize your garden and
We are still experiencing hot weather and rain, but it’s not raining as much. June, July, and August weather really put a strain on everyone and their gardens. We are still collecting a good amount of produce in September: tomatoes, peppers, corn, and potatoes. Some gardeners have not been digging a lot of potatoes. They
Gardening is almost half way through planting, harvesting, and getting ready for fall planting. I have already been told by some of the gardeners what they will be planting for fall. This has been a good year so far for most of the gardeners in Logan County and surrounding areas. A person can always tell
The gardens are all planted! Some are reaping the harvest, and others who got a late start in the planting are getting a few things each week. At the beginning of the season, it was extremely hot for several days, then the downpours of rain began. The rain helped all the gardens that were planted.
When I first started this job, about nine years ago, I knew a few things about gardening; my father and my husband always had a large garden, and we canned and froze corn and other vegetables. My father planted according to the signs from the almanac, these are called Zodiac signs, and we followed these
The month of May is a busy month for us; getting gardeners signed up to participate, ordering supplies, and trying to get the necessary tools to have a good garden and everyone can eat healthy. I had one gardener bring me onions and lettuce, and they were exceptionally good. I was surprised at how large
Blog for April 2022 It is good to be back to seeing my old friends that I have been meeting with for the last 7-8 years, and making friends with the new gardeners. We’ve missed seeing each other during the pandemic. We are excited to get to planting and canning. Some already have a few
Michael Tierney, Step by Step Despite weather that can’t seem to make up its mind whether it’s December or March, lots of people KNOW it’s March, and know that it’s time to start nurturing seeds and plants so that come late spring into fall, we’ll have an abundant harvest that will take us through
Bea Sias Step by Step, Logan, West Virginia The leaves are turning, and the weather is getting cooler, so we know what this means, fall is on its way. We may have a few more good days to enjoy. It was somewhat hot and really dry at times, so this dry weather did not help
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