(Photo Illustration/MetroCreative) Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Gardeners! We say goodbye to July this week as we see the hottest temperatures of the summer. Make sure you stay well hydrated out there, and do not work too long in the hot midday sun. This week I want to talk about onions (Allium cepa). […]
In today’s unhealthy world, backyard and organic gardeners who use sustainable practices, can play an essential part of the solution to our climate change dilemma. I consider myself a bit of a green finger because most things I’ve put into the soil so far this year have sprunt up and have already found themselves in […]
Last column, I asked interested readers if I could visit their gardens. I would love to knock on some of the household doors of gardens I’ve admired from afar, but I like privacy, too, and prefer folks to volunteer. If you’re interested in talking to me about your garden and possibly having it printed in […]
In a world shaken by the cost of living crisis, growing some of your own food has never made more sense. For Laois man Brendan Sheppard, whose impressively productive, pretty 0.2 hectare plot, is situated on the edges of Durrow village, it’s also second nature. Now retired, this soft-spoken gardener, beekeeper and keen fisherman, comes […]