Valley Grows

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Themed gardens make for spectacular... LANDSCAPES

By ERIKA UNTCH Master gardener volunteer intern CANFIELD If you lack vision for designing


Divide perennials now

Divide perennials now August is a great time to divide the perennials that bloomed in early


Spider mites

Spider mites If your leaves look like they have a bronze cast to them, the culprits are spider


The love-it-or-leave-it vegetable Rhubarb

Rhubarb is a nutritious, easy-to-grow vegetable in home gardens known for its food and ornamental value.


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The love-it-or-leave-it vegetable Rhubarb

Rhubarb is a nutritious, easy-to-grow vegetable in home gardens known for its food and ornamental value.


CRICKETS AND KATYDIDS

CRICKETS AND KATYDIDS When: Today, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. What: Join Ohio State University Extension


Pesky squirrels in your garden

LINDA C. DOLAK OSU Ext. master gardener volunteer CANFIELD I have enjoyed watching squirrels


Use your herbs!

Use your herbs! This is the time of year to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Herbs should be


Container maintenance

Container maintenance To keep annual flowers lush and to promote continuous blooming, water plants


How to attract pollinators

Q. I want to attract more bees to my yard to save them. Are there any flowers that bees don’t like?


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Your own signature salad straight from your garden

Considered exotic only a decade or two ago, many different types of salad greens are now readily available as seeds or even transplants to grow in your garden.


Urban Farm & Community Garden Tour

Urban Farm & Community Garden Tour When: Monday, 6 to 7:30 p.m. What: Join OSU Extension staff


Some lessons from the pollinator garden

By MARILYN McKINLEY OSU master gardener volunteer CANFIELD Three years ago, I became


Easy to grow gladiolus

Q. Are gladiolus easy to grow here? How can I find some? Theresa from Youngstown A. Yes. Glads,


There’s a spot on the leaf!

There’s a spot on the leaf! It seems like every tomato leaf disease starts with a dot. Learn to