High Tunnel Temperature Control
--Karline Jensen, High Rocks, Hillsboro, WV Yesterday we visited Tommye and Richard Rafes' Farm, T. L. Fruits and Vegetables, in Organ Cave, WV, for a High Tunnel Field Day hosted
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
Summer days in the City Garden
Happy summer Grow Appalachia friends! This summer has been filled with so many highlights I don’t know where to even begin! So I will just start. First up, victories from
Can Veggies 3 Ways
When the crops lay heavy and ready to harvest, it can only mean one thing: it's time for the Hindman Settlement School’s annual canning class! Local master canner Bonita Adams
Reaping and Sowing: Meet Cheyenne
Our garden remains robust with tomatoes getting canned, delicious smelling basil, and.....our very first Asian Winged Beans! This was an experiment for us and I am excited to say that
Dog Days of Summer
The Dog Days of Summer are upon us and we're all feeling the weight of weed pressure and disease. It's been an especially hard year for our new gardeners, but
Flowers and Showers
Summer is in full swing and we are staying busy with weeding, harvesting, mulching, and more! Our classes go from every two weeks to every week which keeps us on
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
Feels like summer, rains like spring!
As the heat has officially arrived, May showers have also been plentiful in east Tennessee this spring. We experienced three dry days in a row this past week which was
Finally, Spring!
It looks like spring might finally have shown up. The ground is drying up and we're getting gardens tilled. We're still expecting a hard frost or two, but our seeds
