Spring has Sprung
Spring 2020 has definitely been one for the books. This year has brought many challenges to everyone including our gardeners in our Grow Appalachia Program. One good thing about this
With Spring Brings Newness
With Spring Brings Newness. Alas, Spring is near. During this time of the year there is a certain newness or rebirth that seems to take place. Each person has
Supporting Grow Appalachia in Big Ugly
Marcelle St. Germain Step by Step-Big Ugly After almost a month away, a quick look in the greenhouse told the story that all is well at Big Ugly Grow Appalachia.
WORKING WITH TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS
Bea Sias Logan County Step by Step Gardening is 50% underway. Not everyone has been able to get too much completed on their garden, but, several who are stay-at-home people
March Madness
Peace from Cincinnati, March is full of gardening madness! Madness meaning, turning the soil, spreading seeds, hardening-off plants, and getting vegetable and flower plugs into the ground. Mother Nature provided
Planting by the Soil Temps
I get a lot of questions this time of year, generally consisting of, “Can I plant X right now?” The air is feeling a little warmer and on days when
Winter Planning & Planting
The wind is blowing, the snow is falling, the plants are growing... Wait, the plants are growing? During the winter, you can grow delicious early-season vegetables and get a head
Spring is Coming Soon to West Virginia
-Bea Sias Step by Step, Logan County I know it’s February, but here in the coalfields of southern West Virginia, everything says it’s spring, trees are starting to bud out,
Planning Ahead
Happy New Year! Somehow it is 2017 already, and the Christmas holidays are already behind us. We're starting out the new school semester with snow days and single digit temperatures,
Garden Update: Tilling, Bees, Planting & More
By Jason Von Kundra of Sprouting Hope in Marion, VA The warm wet weather of spring has provided a great start for the growing season and we are busy! Over
