By Kelly Heckaman, Purdue Extension Have you ever wondered how to attract bees to your garden, why your hydrangeas won’t bloom, how to have the most beautiful spring bulbs, or how do I prune this shrub? Well, these are just a few of the topics being offered at the … Read More
MENTONE — As fewer students grow up in an agricultural setting, it becomes increasingly important for children to learn at an early age where their food comes from. A greenhouse will soon be built on the Mentone Elementary School campus thanks to generous donations by the North Central … Read More
By AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern For a number of years now, there has been a growing concern about the poor health of bee colonies and the subsequent impact on the environment. From 1947 to 2008, bee hives have declined rapidly, from 6 million hives to 2.4 million … Read More
By JEFF BURBRINK
Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County
ELKHART COUNTY — My old friend Herman Bullard once pointed out that counties near urban areas often see a gradual increase in fresh fruit, vegetable and flowers production as the year’s progress and as land values begin to increase due to developmental pressure.
Read MoreBy AMANDA ZAMBRANO Master Gardener Intern WARSAW — Growing vegetables from seed is an economic way to obtain your own produce. While some seeds can be direct-sown, particularly cold weather crops like peas, lettuce or carrots, most of our summertime favorites need to be started indoors as our … Read More
By AMY MUNCY Advanced Master Gardener WARSAW — I was going to talk about Vermicomposting in this article, but many people would be turned off by this form of composting without knowing some facts first. I have included several articles below about the impact our country is having … Read More
WARSAW — Looking for something interesting and exciting to do this fall on Tuesday evenings? Do you enjoying working in the garden? Helping others beautify the community? Do you want to help teach others about horticulture by volunteering your time? If so, then the Master Gardener program is for you. During this program you can learn all about horticulture: plant science, plant nutrition, soils, pesticides, insect pests, vegetables, flowers, fruits, lawns and much more.
Read MoreBy TERRI RITTER Public Relations Coordinator, North Webster Community Public Library Have fun learning to paint at the library’s Coffee and Canvas event 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 Tuesday, July 14. Folk artist Karla Hayden, owner of The Happy Paint Brush, will show participants step-by-step how to paint a … Read More
By TERRI KEIM Administrative Assistant, City of Warsaw Department of Public Works The City of Warsaw Department of Public Works has two more scheduled Saturdays for compost give away. Those Saturdays scheduled are between 8 a.m. and noon, Saturday May 9, and Saturday, May 16. The public is … Read More
By KELLY L. HECKAMAN Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Kosciusko County Garden away your winter blues with these upcoming classes and events at the Kosciusko county Purdue Extension. Beekeeping and Honey, How Sweet It Is 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, Travis Trump, Kosciusko County Beekeeper, will … Read More
By KELLY HECKAMAN Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Kosciusko County Interested in trying some new seeds for 2015? Have seeds that you saved from last year’s garden or flowers? Do you want to learn how to save seeds? Then, you will want to plan on attending the first Northern … Read More
Most avid gardeners throw potato peels, onion ends, carrot tops and lettuce roots directly into the compost pile to be broken down into rich soil for plants. While certainly a good thing, it’s not the only way for these kitchen scraps to be used. Scrap gardening takes as … Read More
Warsaw Biblical Gardens opened for its 2013 season on April 15. Originally constructed in 1991, the former scrap yard now contains more than 120 species of plants, not including the variety of subspecies. Despite the plethora of botanical beauties in the garden, head gardener Pardee Gunter has just … Read More
An ancient Chinese proverb states, “Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for a lifetime,” but Dewart Lake Community Friends Church and Quaker Haven Camp in Syracuse have ventured into new territory with their community garden … Read More
