What’s eating your potato plants? by Anna-Grace Fraley
What’s eating your potato plants? When it comes to pests that wreak havoc on potato crops, one name stands out: the Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). You might have heard
What’s eating your potato plants? When it comes to pests that wreak havoc on potato crops, one name stands out: the Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). You might have heard
One example of a weed that can be helpful in certain contexts is the Clover (Trifolium spp.). While some people consider it a weed due to its presence in lawns
My name is Anna-Grace Fraley, and I am the Wise County Extension Intern for Summer 2023. I am from Gate City, Virginia. I am a Junior at the University of
We offered an optional learning experience for our Grow Appalachia families in early May: wild edibles walks. On Thursday, May 11, the walks were offered at three different locations, under
Although it isn't directly tied to gardening, the American chestnut played a huge role in the lives of many Appalachian subsistence farming families, providing food for both livestock and humans,
Back about 70 years ago, Wise County was the third largest apple producer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, but with changes in land use, most of those orchards were lost.
Our hearts go out to our friends and neighbors in eastern Kentucky. While we didn't see nearly the damage here in Wise County that Letcher, Knott, Breathitt and Perry County
Thank You Wise County VCE I am so sad to say that I have finished up my last week as an intern for the Wise County Extension
Wildflowers Have you ever seen a field of beautiful wildflowers? If not, I hope these pictures do them justice. This week, I had a chance to go
Have you ever heard of a food forest? Personally, I did not have any idea of what a food forest was until this week. I had the