Valley Grows

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The vine that ate the South

Q. My sister in Alabama posted a picture of kudzu covering a telephone pole near her home. Is kudzu


Botanical Mornings

Botanical Mornings When: Friday, 9-10 a.m. What: Discover the progress of seasons at Fellows


Hydrangea school

Hydrangea school Join Eric Barrett to learn how to get your hydrangeas to bloom, plus the other


Mulching in the veggie garden

Mulching in the veggie garden There are so many ways to keep weeds down. But have you tried


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Summer tour of community gardens, urban farms

By Eric Barrett OSU Extension educator Canfield For a few weeks, many of us were unsure the


Year-round interest make these a gardeners’ dream Ornamental grasses

By Marilyn McKinley OSU Master Gardener Volunteer Canfield My ongoing pursuit to decrease


Square-foot gardening not perfect

Q. I use square-foot gardening and my tomatoes get lots of diseases. What can I do to improve my


Herb and Plant Sale

Herb and Plant Sale When: Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. What: Holborn Herb Growers Guild’s annual


Wait till the bloom is done

Wait till the bloom is done Spring-blooming shrubs get pruned after blooming. But there are


Pruning Clinic

Pruning Clinic Join Eric Barrett to learn, then practice your pruning skills at the OSU Extension


These smother native plants change food webs, displace wildlife BEWARE OF INVASIVES

By Sheila Cubick OSU Ext. master gardener volunteer Do we plan to be the typhoid Mary of the


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Tips on how to create a dog-friendly landscape

By Pam Baytos OSU Ext, master gardener volunteer Canfield Often our dogs spend more time


Purple deadnettle good & bad

Q. What is this terrible, purple weed? I fight it every spring? Susan from Canfield A. Not only


Two easy to grow, not-so-common herbs

By Marilyn McKinley OSU master gardener volunteer I like to grow not-so-common herbs. They are


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Improve with home garden irrigation

I am always looking to improve my garden, starting with building some raised beds and using straw bale techniques to save some backaches.