As we enter the latter part of July, the crop season is now well underway with some important trends emerging.
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Many gardeners define a weed as any plant growing where it’s not wanted. But what one person sees as a nuisance, another may consider beneficial ground cover. Take milkweed, for example. While some view it as undesirable, others value it for supporting pollinators like monarch butterflies.
Fair week is always busy, but for teens on the Junior Fair Board, it means early mornings, late nights and a lot of hard work. Still, they say it’s worth the effort.
It's fair week in Putnam County, and with the heat wave hitting hard, keeping visitors and animals cool has become a top priority.
Learning about the costs of living opened the eyes of dozens of students as they found themselves with kids, debt, and a low-paying job for some. It was the "Real World—Real Money" event presented by the Ohio State University Extension Office and Superior Credit Union. It brings seniors from all over the region to see if they can make it after graduation. Making a budget and sticking to it was harder than they thought. They also found a new appreciation of what their parents had done for them while they were growing up.
Dozens flocked to the Allen County Children's Garden this afternoon as a fan favorite started a new season. The Ohio State Master Gardener Volunteers are once again hosting the "Brown Bag Lunch" series on Tuesdays. Today's topic was everything you wanted to know about peonies. The flower is a captivating perennial that can flourish for more than a hundred years. The belief that it takes ants to open your peony bud is an old wives' tale. They are attracted to the sap but aren't needed to open the flower. The most important thing about the flower is how to plant it.
May 22, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State University Extension Allen County: Allen County – The Allen County Master Gardener Volunteers are again hosting their Brown Bag Lunch and Learn Series at the Children’s Garden located at 620 West Market Street, Lima, OH 45801. You can join them at 12:15 PM on Tuesdays beginning on June 4 and ending on August 27. Talks last approximately thirty minutes with a wide variety of topics over the course of the series.
May 3, 2024, Press Release from Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension Hardin County: Hardin County – A few years ago, the Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers were looking for a way to provide outreach to the county and provide not only educational direction, but also meet the needs of a community that had residents who were needing assistance with their own food production and availability for their families. Enter a statewide program, Grow Ohio.
April 26, 2024, Press Release from Mark A. Badertscher, OSU Extension Hardin County: Hardin County – The 19th Annual Hardin County Master Gardener Plant Sale will be from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm on Saturday, May 18 rain or shine at the Friendship Gardens of Hardin County. The Friendship Gardens of Hardin County is located behind the old HARCO Workshop Building, 960 W Kohler Street in Kenton. Follow the signs to the parking that is available at the garden.
"Women for the Land" series provides educational roundtables and networking for women in agriculture
OTTAWA, OH (WLIO) - The Ohio State University Extension of Putnam County and the Putnam Soil and Water Conservation District are holding a ser…