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Annual Pennsylvania Herb and Garden Festival set for April 12-13
Italian oregano was one of the herbs offered at the 2011 Pennsylvania Herb and Garden Festival. (DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS — FILE) Brush off the snow, retrieve your pots and trowels from the garage or...
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Create a decorative planter with leftover tile and a bucket
Spruce up your stoop with a cheap DIY flower container. The long winter likely took its toll on your home’s curb appeal. Now’s the time to spruce up your front porch: sweep the stairs, hang a seasonal...
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How I Pinch a Penny: Planting peas — easy peasy
Photo courtesy of Sarah Mock, howipinchapenny.comWith the warm, sunny weather this week, I’ve been on a planting spree. Rhubarb, a favorite of mine since I was young 4-Her baking for the fair, went in....
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Catch up with Smart this weekend
With our first official heat wave of spring this past week, it seems like we’ve (finally!) hit the end of winter. See how Smart is embracing spring: Stacia Fleegal began a new recipe series this week...
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Weed ’em and reap: Get the right tools for your garden
Emily Kelly rakes soil at Green Moon Farm (Photos by Chris Dunn)Spring has officially sprung. And with everyone from first lady Michelle Obama to celebrity chef Rachael Ray encouraging us to eat local...
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Video: Create DIY garden markers
(Video still by Sarah Chain) Last year when I began my container gardening adventures, I had seven pots — three tomatoes, three bell peppers and one cucumber. I set them in a neat row — right to left —...
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Learn to make the most of your tiniest green spaces
Vickie Boltersdorf transplants pansies for a patio-friendly container of flowering plants at Hueter’s Greenhouses in Springettsbury Township (Photo by Chris Dunn)Condo and apartment-dwellers, stop...
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Container Garden Chronicles: Beginning anew
From left, Swiss chard, a tomato bush, two cherry tomato plants, a cucumber plant and the parsley. (iPhone photo by Sarah Chain) This past Saturday, I planted my garden. I pulled my six pots from the...
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How I Pinch a Penny: How to separate basil sprouts
I picked up a container of basil at my local garden center and there were seven sprouts in the pot. If I would have put all seven in the ground together, chances were great that they would choke each...
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Container Garden Chronicles: This week’s harvest
From left, several Swiss chard leaves, a handful of parsley, and a few already-ripe cherry tomatoes! When I began container gardening last year, I killed my seeds. And then procrastinated. So I didn’t...
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Container Garden Chronicles: When are my vegetables ready to be picked?
My cucumber: It’s a little funny-looking, but I grew it. (iPhone photo by Sarah Chain) I planted. I watered. Now I want to eat. For my tomatoes and Swiss chard, knowing when to harvest was easy — the...
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Fall greenhouse visits yield big bargains
Photo courtesy of flickr user amiefedoraFall brings steep discounts at local greenhouses. So now’s the time to go digging in the bargain bin and clearance section to maximize your savings before the...
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