Veggie Queens
--Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV As we come full circle to the forecast of frost, and say goodbye to the families that have been with us this season, I'd
Season Extension
--Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV At our recent Season Extension workshop, we started out with a circle sharing our experiences with frost. Some gardeners shared about crops they had
Goodbye Grow Appalachia Family
Greetings from Abingdon, Virginia! July was hot and dry, as usual. Harvest reports are trickling in boasting sweet corn, peppers, and the first of the tomatoes. It seems like
Happy Solstice!
Hello garden friends and Grow Appalachia followers! Summer is here! Over-the-Rhine People’s Garden is in full bloom. Gardeners are busy harvesting and enjoying lots of healthy fruits and vegetables like
Garden Visits AND Return visits!
Garden visits have begun with vigor, but I've heard said that we could have waited until June to plant and they'd be just as big by now. The soil was
The Glory of Spring
THE GLORY OF SPRING Hello garden friends and Grow Appalachia followers! The glory of spring is here! Since our last post Over-the-Rhine People’s Garden is staying busy planting lots of
Delicious Sauteed Kale, Chard and Spinach Recipe
--Deb Vensel and Brandon Richardson, High Rocks AmeriCorps Members, Hillsboro, WV This month we combined our cooking and canning workshops to see if that would be more convenient to our
Interpreting Soil Test Results
Soil Testing is very useful for understanding what nutrients are missing from your garden. However, the fertilizer recommendations coming from your local Extension Office are often given using Conventional fertilizer.
New Sprouts in Springtime
--Deb Vensel, High Rocks AmeriCorps Member, and Karline Jensen, High Rocks Program Coordinator, Hillsboro, WV We woke up to 5 inches of snow again Monday morning -- April 9th! We've
It’s Spring, but Winter is MAD!! AND ANOTHER THING
Spring!?! It's like winter is really mad and keeps storming out of the room and then coming back yelling, "And another thing!" We've gone from 5 degrees with snow on
