I’ve become a caricature of a gardener this summer. Messy bun, knotted and piled on top of my head? Check. Canvas gloves stiff with mud baked in by the sun? Yes. And the real kicker — something I didn’t even know was possible until this summer — I have a Croc tan. No, not just […]

The recent success of an informal online pollinator identification “competition” called Bio Blitz has given township officials a good idea into what a fall season of online environmental education classes may look like. The Bio Blitz effort in late June saw residents use a special app called iNaturalist to photograph and submit images of pollinators […]

It’s midway through the season and time for a thorough check up on your container gardens. GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — We talked about container gardening a lot at the start of the season and now it’s time for a thorough checkup on those containers. the only way to see what’s going on is to really […]

CLOSE Greg Gunthorp uses regenerative farming practices at Gunthorp Farms. These practices help reduce his farm’s carbon footprint and defend against soil erosion. Indianapolis Star After a multi-year trade war that cost farmers large portions of their market and flooding last spring that swept away crops, many Hoosier row crop farmers came into 2020 looking for a break, […]

► Enjoy a play Gardish Mein Taare is a superhit Hindi play starring Sonali Kulkarni and Arif Zakaria. Directed by Saif Hyder Hasan, the play is inspired by the lives of celebrated fi lmmaker Guru Dutt and his wife Geeta Dutt. It is a love story that involves pain, heartbreak and love. It also captures […]

Insect netting over a garden of broccoli. Protect Your Cole Crops From Pests  By Maria Price  If you planted cool weather cole crops early this spring, now’s the time you want to watch for pests. The cole crops, also known as cruciferous vegetables, belong to the Brassica family. Since botanists classify most plants according to the structure of their flower, crucifer refers to the cross-shaped […]

So how are your potato plants doing? That basil you sowed back in the darkest days of the lockdown when it felt like the beginning of the end of the world? Is that packet of sweetcorn seed ordered on a whim (the lockdown’s surprising best-seller) still lost somewhere beneath the teetering, pandemic-style pile of books, […]

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Monthly garden reports brought to you by Coronado Floral Association www.CoronadoFlowerShow.com Garden Prep Keep adding mulch to your garden beds throughout the summer to conserve water, keep roots cool, and the weeds under control. It’s important to water well before applying mulch, or you will just insulate the dry soil underneath. Pile mulch two to […]

Summertime! Do a happy dance to welcome the long days and bright sunlight. The focus now is summer fruits and vegetables. With COVID-19 keeping us close to home, this is the perfect time to begin your garden or to hone your gardening skills. 1. Did you leave room in your vegetable garden for another round […]