Spring is in the air!
Spring! I can smell it! Spring is in the air! We’re enjoying a few 75º+ days lately and Daylight Savings Time is right ar Just a glimpse of the
2021 A Great Year for Gardening
The Scott County Grow Appalachia program 2021 has experienced an exciting launch for the 2021 launch. While 2020 offered unique struggles, 2021 is seeing a hopeful and enthusiastic group of
Organic Gardening and Beneficial Insects
Scott and McCreary County met this month at Scott Christian Care Center. We had about 20 participants gather. Doug Stephens talked to us about the importance of organic gardening and
Erosion 101
Soil erosion can destroy your garden. Erosion is the process by which wind and water remove soil from an area. A typical soil is composed of topsoil and subsoil. The
How to Grow Melons in Your High Tunnel
--Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro WV One of the first crops we decided to grow in our new high tunnel is melons. As you can see, they look great! We
Celebrating Earth Day
Earth Day is the day in which the big, beautiful, natural wonder of our life-sustaining planet is celebrated. Always on April 22, Earth Day began in 1970 as a somewhat
Cooperating With Mother Nature
Howdy Grow Appalachia collective! Holly on behalf of HQ, not completely recovered from another gathering that's come and gone just like that! Let me tell you- it was my second
Building Healthy Soil
After having a workshop on soil and working on creating a podcast about soil, I've learned a great deal about building and maintaining healthy soil organically. Even though I knew
Incentivising Master Gardening
Hey all- Maria Arnot here in Williamson, WV. After two years of begging the WV State Master Gardener coordinator to help us get a Master Gardener program going here in
“RECHARGING”
Rhonda West reporting from Scott County. Getting ready for spring gardening? This site has some good information about how to get your soil ready for planting and how to
