Garden & Farm

Delmarva flock supervisors honored for dedication

14 hours ago
During Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc.’s 55th National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing, and...

Fall garden tasks to protect landscape from winter...

Melinda Myers
18 hours ago
As the seasons change, we adjust our gardening tasks and plantings to match. Animals also make...

Fall color at Mill Pond Garden Nov. 8

23 hours ago
Mill Pond Garden will welcome visitors to see the best picks for fall garden color from 10 a.m. to...

Paperbark maple offers stunning fall foliage

Paul Barbano
6 days ago
Before paper, there was papyrus. Indeed, our word “paper” is taken from the ancient Egyptian word...

Grant program offered to poultry growers

1 week ago
Delaware and Maryland have joined forces for a new grant program to assist contract poultry growers...

Colchicums bloom with six-inch-tall, goblet-shaped...

Paul Barbano
1 week ago
Your eyes may be a window to your soul, but a window is actually an eye to the wind. The word...

Parsons Farms goats rule the barnyard

1 week ago
Besides farm animals, the market offers a variety of fall produce, baked goods, pumpkins and gourds...

Wetland preservation partnership applications due...

2 weeks ago
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing up to $30 million in technical and...

Local butterfly garden provides milkweed for monarchs

Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
Monarch butterflies are beginning to hatch in the Villages of Five Points butterfly garden. As...

Fall means corn harvest in Sussex County

Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
It’s fall, and it’s time for farmers to harvest their corn crop. Last year, Sussex farmers planted...

Create new garden beds this fall

Melinda Myers
2 weeks ago
Fall is a great time to create new garden beds. Cool, usually drier fall weather makes it easier to...

Lewes in Bloom wreath orders to open Oct. 12

3 weeks ago
Holiday decorations from Lewes in Bloom lift everyone's spirits. It's an annual tradition for Lewes...

More Delmarva fox squirrels moving to Delaware

3 weeks ago
Delmarva fox squirrels are about to get a population boost in Delaware, with a new round of...

USDA seeks input on agriculture innovations by Nov. 9

3 weeks ago
To further the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s work on the Agriculture Innovation Agenda, it is...

Guided tours return to Delaware Botanic Gardens,...

3 weeks ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens will offer three new opportunities for guests and members in October. The...

Conservation district poster contest student entries...

3 weeks ago
The New Castle, Kent and Sussex conservation districts are now accepting entries for the annual...

Mill Pond Garden to feature nectar plants for...

3 weeks ago
Mill Pond Garden will welcome guests to enjoy the beauty of autumn nectar plants for pollinators...

Dwarf fruit trees take up a smaller space in the...

3 weeks ago
We seem to like the number seven: there are seven seas, and if you break a mirror, you get seven...

East Coast Garden Center celebrating 30 years Oct. 2-3

Chris Flood
3 weeks ago
Standing by a table of fall decorations in the main greenhouse, East Coast Garden Center and RSC...

Mill Pond Garden to showcase autumn perennials Oct. 11

4 weeks ago
Mill Pond Garden will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 11, featuring chrysanthemums,...

Delaware Master Gardeners virtual program set Oct. 3

1 month ago
The University of Delaware Cooperative Extension will host a program with Master Gardeners from 9 a...

Small farmers on Delmarva poised to enter ethnic...

1 month ago
The coronavirus pandemic has brought to light the importance of growing local food for “survival,...

Plant Byzantine gladiolus in full sun and well...

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
Long ago and far away, a Greek citizen named Byzas asked an oracle where to start his new colony...

Lewes in Bloom Children’s Learning Garden prepares...

1 month ago
It’s time to get ready for fall at the Lewes in Bloom Children’s Learning Garden. Since the...

Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot award goes to Mary and...

1 month ago
Mary and Dan Jayjock received Lewes in Bloom’s Beauty Spot Award for September. Residents of the...

State Fire School supports National Farm Safety and...

1 month ago
The 2018 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the agricultural sector is...

Keep your landscaping looking good with less effort

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
Keep your garden looking its best and reduce your workload by enlisting practices that provide...

Mill Pond Garden recommends best choices for lawns

1 month ago
September is the ideal time to overseed a lawn or renovate turf. Lawns are the most difficult part...

As fall arrives, choose what to plant outside or...

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
On Sept. 22, we have the autumnal equinox, also called the September or fall equinox. Our word “...

Conservation provisions updated for highly erodible...

1 month ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently published its final rule on determining whether land is...

Farmers to families program delivers 75 million food...

1 month ago
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced that the U.S. Department of...

World Honey Bee Day a reminder of extinction threat

Kathleen Rogers and Dr. Anne Bowser
1 month ago
World Honey Bee Day came and went Aug. 15, but it wasn’t a celebration: Over 40 percent of insect...

Aglands owners may apply by Dec. 31 to begin...

1 month ago
The Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation voted to extend district enrollment until...

Change colors of your hydrangeas on a whim from pink...

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
Great French wine, if not properly stored, will become what was called in Old French "vin,” meaning...

Lewes in Bloom reaches $50,000 fundraising goal

Nick Roth
1 month ago
Lewes in Bloom has met its goal of raising $50,000. The all-volunteer organization embarked on the...

Mill Pond Garden to host open garden day Sept. 13

1 month ago
Mill Pond Garden will host an open garden day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 13, at 31401...

Tazetta daffodils are good naturalizers, and will...

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
We know minnows as very small bait fish, but the SS Minnow of “Gilligan's Island” fame was actually...

Delaware Botanic Gardens to host virtual dinner Sept...

1 month ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens will hold a virtual annual dinner from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25. DBG...

Discount orders for compost bins and rain barrels...

1 month ago
Delaware residents may preorder environmentally beneficial compost bins and rain barrels at...

During a pandemic, gardening may be the pit stop you...

Paul Barbano
2 months ago
As engines and machinery got bigger, mechanics would dig a pit under the machinery to let the...

Delaware Farm Bureau names scholarship recipients

2 months ago
The Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee of the Delaware Farm Bureau recently announced two...

1953 Massey-Harris Mustang gifted to Delaware Ag Museum

2 months ago
The sons of Newell B. Everett Sr. recently gifted the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village with...

Shopping down on the farm

Ron MacArthur
2 months ago

Sustainable sweet corn production research funded

2 months ago
It’s that time of year when summer fields are filled with mouthwatering local sweet corn. To help...

Corn silk can actually be put to good use as a tea

Paul Barbano
2 months ago
Waste not, want not. Most gardeners mimic what they see in supermarkets and eat only parts of...

Lewes in Bloom awards Beauty Spot to Chris King

2 months ago
The August 2020 Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot Award winner is Chris King of Lewes. Two years ago, she...

Tips to help your landscape beat the heat

Melinda Myers
2 months ago
Summer has arrived, and for many so has the heat. High temperatures and dry conditions often lead...

Delaware Botanic Gardens opening to public Aug. 20

2 months ago
DBG President Ray Sander announced that the Delaware Botanic Gardens will be open to the public...

Friends of Canalfront Park partners with Lewes in Bloom

2 months ago
The Friends of Lewes Canalfront Park and Lewes in Bloom have partnered to place 13 blooming barrels...

Prune herbs in August to encourage a new burst of...

Paul Barbano
2 months ago
August is a laid-back month with plenty of surprises. It was August when an employee of the Louvre...

DNREC offers yard waste management guidance for...

2 months ago
After Tropical Storm Isaias and tornados spawned by the storm left a destructive wake through the...

Farmers’ online panel to discuss soil health Aug. 11

2 months ago
A panel of farmers will meet virtually to discuss soil health topics from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.,...

For a fall crop you should plant Michihili cabbage...

Paul Barbano
2 months ago
After visiting a museum, a Scottish couple realized that the fine porcelain vase they were using as...

An Amish crop of soybeans after wheat back in 1985

2 months ago
This photograph from 1985 shows an Amish farm near Dover in Kent County with a crop of soybeans...

Grain bin safety equipment awarded to Delaware first...

2 months ago
First responders in Delaware will have more access to grain bin rescue tubes and training this year...

Free stormwater webinar Aug. 13

2 months ago
The public is invited to attend a free stormwater webinar from 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Aug. 13...

Lewes century plant in its once-in-a-lifetime bloom

2 months ago
Glen Thompson sent in this photograph of a six-foot-tall, 22-year-old century plant blooming in a...

Lewes in Bloom launches first fundraising campaign

2 months ago
For almost 20 years, Lewes in Bloom has made a delightfully visual experience with flowers...

Plant Basswood trees where they will get full sun to...

Paul Barbano
2 months ago
We often mishear the lyrics in songs, for instance as one schoolboy recited, "I led the pigeons to...

Mill Pond Garden to host open house Aug. 2

2 months ago
Mill Pond Garden invites the public to see the summer season peak blooming of its annual flowers...