Valley Grows

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Do I have to spray? Healthy fruit

By Eric Barrett OSU Ext. educator We get lots of questions in our clinic and at area meetings


Potatoes easiest vegetable for your garden

Potatoes easiest vegetable for your garden Q. I’ve grown vegetables – tomatoes, peppers, beans,


Rain, temperature, sunlight produce our fall color

By Jim Thornton Ohio certified volunteer naturalist As fall approaches, many people say it is


Sprout Club

Sprout Club When: Today, 1-2 p.m. What: Join the Sprout Club to learn about the amazing world of


A great time to test

A great time to test A simple soil test will help you make improvements to your soil that will


Mosquitos still active

Mosquitos still active Keep working to eliminate breeding sites for mosquitos by emptying the bird


Now is the time to control winter ANNUAL WEEDS

By Eric Barrett OSU Ext. educator Have you noticed lots of little seedlings that are staying


Plan now to bag or mulch falling leaves

BY PAT FULLER OSU Ext. master gardener volunteer The leaves are falling; the leaves are falling.


Avoid strawberry diseases

Q. My strawberries have a disease. I’ve been told I can’t replant in the area for three years if I


Coyotes

Coyotes When: Saturday, 11 a.m.-noon. What: Soil & Water Conservation Service Educator Jason


Adding color in fall

Adding color in fall Mums are just the start! Kale, flowering cabbage, pansies and other plants


Planting a tree now

Planting a tree now As long as you keep it watered, a new tree is a great addition to the fall


Perennial hibiscus: A WOW in the late summer garden

By Marilyn McKinley OSU Ext. master gardener volunteer Looking for something that says “wow” in


Courtships, mating, storing food for winter are all activities of ... WILDLIFE IN AUTUMN

By Terry Shears OSU Ext. master gardener volunteer Kids go back to school. Jackets come out of


This weed is highly poisonous

Q. Is this a weed, or a fruit-bearing plant? Is it edible by humans? Birds? Kathryn from Canfield