We may not be able to do yard and garden work right now, but we can use it to attend private lessons, ask questions, share and hear about extension resources to improve landscapes and solve plant problems. Nebraska Extension’s mission is to extend science-based information to help Nebraskans. For horticulture, one goal is to help … Read more
ATHENS – A multidisciplinary team of University of Georgia agronomists is working to determine the causes and solutions to postharvest quality problems that have recently plagued Georgia blueberry growers. Funded by research in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and UGA Cooperative Extension, the project addresses “major issues” in fruit quality, particularly in the … Read more
ATHENS – A multidisciplinary team of University of Georgia agronomists is working to determine the causes and solutions to postharvest quality problems that have recently plagued Georgia blueberry growers. Funded by research in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and UGA Cooperative Extension, the project addresses “major issues” in fruit quality, particularly in the … Read more
If you’ve been in the gardening game for a while, you may still benefit from reviewing seed catalogs. We can learn about new plant species that are available now. You’ve learned your garden, what works there and what you like, but don’t make the same choices every year. Let’s not waste all that limitless catalog … Read more
It’s time for garden planning. If you’re planning a flower garden to attract monarch butterflies, I’m re-sharing this interesting research from the University of Kentucky about milkweed placement in gardens. Research by Adam Baker and Daniel Potter shows that monarchs are more likely to lay eggs on milkweed planted outside the main flower garden, where … Read more
Special mushrooms like oysters are easy to grow on a small scale, making them attractive to farmers, hobbyists, small businesses or those moving out of war-torn Africa. A recent Penn State Extension webinar from Virginia Cooperative Extension – “Specialty Mushroom Growing 101” – covered mushroom species and the materials and equipment needed to grow them … Read more
KEYSER, W.Va. – There’s a community garden out there waiting to be planted. The first harvest was last year and overseers are digging volunteers in anticipation of the 2023 harvest season. Located at the Potomac State College Farm, at the west end of Parkview Drive at Keyser and built by PSC staff, the community garden … Read more
TIFTON, GA – Registration is now open for the 2023 Georgia Ag Conference, which will be held Jan. 27 at the University of Georgia Tifton Conference Center on the UGA Tifton campus. There will also be a live virtual option. Presented by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) and UGA Extension, the annual … Read more
If you’re interested in gardening, you’re starting to receive seed catalogs whose colors will light up any mailbox. When our climate is so cold and our landscape so bleak, new varieties, new colors, big tomatoes… are so appealing. We want to order, but before catalog fever takes over, let’s take a breather and implement some … Read more
We are at the beginning of what I call “meeting season” – that time when researchers, industry representatives and extension educators give updates on all things horticulture. This is the time of year when you as a grower can attend these meetings as there is generally no field work to be done such as watering … Read more