Garden & Farm

Cordrey Charities and East Coast Garden Center...

1 day ago
East Coast Garden Center and Cordrey Charities chose Beebe Healthcare’s Population Health...

Hollymount 4-H seeks past members for Sept. 14 reunion

4 days ago
Hollymount 4-H Club will celebrate 60 years of Making the Best Better with a gathering at 4 p.m.,...

Shannon Marie O’Hara named farm bureau state youth...

4 days ago
Shannon Marie O’Hara of Sussex County has been named Delaware Farm Bureau’s State Youth Ambassador...

Strategies for growing edibles later into the season

Melinda Myers
5 days ago
Don’t let fall or potentially frosty temperatures stop you from enjoying garden-fresh produce...

Kali Voshell joins Delaware Farm Bureau staff

6 days ago
Delaware Farm Bureau announced Kali Voshell has joined the state staff as program and foundation...

USDA Market Facilitation Program signups Dec. 6

6 days ago
Signup is open through Friday, Dec. 6, for the Market Facilitation Program, a U.S. Department of...

Garden & Farm Briefs August 2019

6 days ago
Harvest dinner to benefit Delmarva Farmers Union Sept. 14 Socially Responsible Agricultural Project...

LEADelaware applications due Oct. 1

1 week ago
LEADelaware, the state’s agriculture and natural resources leadership program, is now accepting...

Cleopatra oregano is ideal to grow indoors

Paul Barbano
1 week ago
Cleopatra, the last ruling pharaoh of Egypt, was nothing if not a great saleswoman. As a direct...

Delaware young farmers can apply for no-interest...

1 week ago
To offer young farmers more flexibility in acquiring a farm, the Delaware Aglands Foundation Board...

Bloomin’ Lewes family-friendly event to offer art,...

1 week ago
Bloomin' Lewes, a Celebration of Public Gardens and Art, is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday,...

Watermelon Queens quench thirst on hot day at the beach

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Watermelon Queens from across the country handed out free slices of the locally produced fruit at...

Renewable energy systems funding available for ag...

1 week ago
Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley encourages farmers, rural small...

Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot Award winners announced

1 week ago
The latest Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot Award winners are Morty Bachar and Patty Storms, who reside...

NaturaLawn sponsors Lewes In Bloom garden at fire house

2 weeks ago
Matt DeEmedio, owner of the local NaturaLawn of America franchise, has agreed to sponsor the Lewes...

Sow Lunga di Napoli squash directly in garden after...

2 weeks ago
The largest cows in the world do not live in Texas but in Italy. From the Chianina cows’ milk,...

DNREC awards presented at state fair

2 weeks ago
At the Delaware State Fair July 25, Gov. John Carney and Department of Natural Resources and...

Harrington Fire Company receives rescue equipment,...

3 weeks ago
Some members of Harrington Volunteer Fire Company learned what it feels like to be trapped in a...

Tree planted at Kids’ Day at the Lewes farmers market

3 weeks ago
For the third year in a row, a tree was planted as part of Kids’ Day at the Historic Lewes Farmers...

Farmers asked to keep irrigation water off roadways

3 weeks ago
Even after all the rain this spring, soils in Delaware are dry, particularly sandy soil which...

Plant jujube trees in any well-drained soil in full sun

3 weeks ago
Mincemeat, a cloyingly sweet mix of dried fruits and the bane of many dessert tables, once upon a...

New online tool helps producers find best farm loans

3 weeks ago
A new online tool can help farmers and ranchers find information on U.S. Department of Agriculture...

2019 American Honey Princess to visit Delaware

3 weeks ago
Nicole Medina, the 2019 American Honey Princess, will be in Harrington Tuesday to Thursday, July 23...

Sussex Master Gardeners hold open house

4 weeks ago
More than 400 visitors and volunteers were in attendance for the Sussex Master Gardeners Open House...

America in Bloom program helps communities revitalize

1 month ago
America in Bloom has launched Growing Vibrant Communities, a self-assessment program to help...

White Snakeroot: The plant that killed Abe Lincoln’s...

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
It is called Milk Sickness, a poisoning caused by drinking milk from cows that have eaten the White...

Ladybugs draw crowd in Lewes

Nick Roth
1 month ago
The annual Ladybug Day at the Children’s Learning Garden in Lewes drew dozens of children, each...

Nineteen vie to kiss a pig at Delaware State Fair

1 month ago
“I’d do almost anything for 4-H,” said Delaware Farm Bureau Executive Director Joseph Poppiti, who...

Summer harvest of wheat, straw completed

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago

Delaware announces largest round of farmland...

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Gov. John Carney recently announced that more than 134,000 acres of Delaware farmland are now...

In traditional medicine the Tuliptree has many uses

1 month ago
We think of Daniel Boone as a folksy aw shucks kind of guy who could barely read or write. However...

Women’s Club of Milton dedicates pollinator garden

Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
The June 30 dedication ceremony for a new garden in Milton attracted the mayor and town council...

Growing blueberries in honor of National Blueberry...

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
It’s time to celebrate. July is National Blueberry Month, so enjoy some of these delicious berries...

Broadcast red clover seed on newly tilled ground

1 month ago
From the privacy of their homes, listeners have been playing along ever since the Minneapolis...

Delaware Grown Week kicks off at Rehoboth farmers...

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Delaware Grown Week, launched in May at Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market, is a campaign highlighting...

Lewes in Bloom awards Beauty Spot for May

1 month ago
Lewes in Bloom awarded its first Beauty Spot Award for the year to George Thomasson and Michael...

Emerald ash borer continues to threaten Delaware trees

1 month ago
Emerald ash borer, a destructive insect from Asia that attacks and kills ash trees, has been...

Women’s Club of Milton to unveil pollinator preserve...

1 month ago
The Women's Club of Milton will unveil its new pollinator preserve garden at a reception from 1 to...

East Coast Garden Center celebrates 83 Proven Winners

Steven Billups
1 month ago
East Coast Garden Center celebrated its recognition June 13 as the 2019 #1 Garden Center in the...
East Coast Garden Center

Delaware Botanic Garden progressing toward fall 2019...

Dennis Forney
1 month ago
Delaware Botanic Garden showed off its Piet Oudolf-designed wildflower meadow to garden sponsors...

Bracken’s Brown Beauty grows best in full sun to...

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
Humans move and Americans move more than most, with almost one of four Americans moving in the past...

Flower bed maintenance keeps gardens looking their best

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
A bit of grooming and care will keep your flower gardens looking their best throughout the hot...

Delaware Farm Bureau groups present scholarships

1 month ago
Groups within the Delaware Farm Bureau recently awarded scholarships totaling $13,000. Three...

Lewes Community Garden breaks ground

Nick Roth
1 month ago
Members of the Lewes Community Garden literally planted the seeds for what they hope will be a...

Keep Achocha vines harvested to encourage more fruiting

Paul Barbano
1 month ago
To plant something new, first put on your thinking cap (from 1839) or its earlier version, “put on...

Carney gets his own flavor at Hopkins Farm Creamery

Scott Cameron
2 months ago
Gov. John Carney visited Hopkins Farm Creamery June 7 for a taste of a new flavor named for him...

Women’s Club of Milton cultivates pollinator preserve

2 months ago
A flurry of activity has recently taken in the garden of the Milton Historical Society at 214 Union...

Plant a garden row for food bank to share

2 months ago
For most Delawareans, one of the joys of summer is freshly harvested fruits and vegetables –...

Sowing oyster plant from seed is easy

Paul Barbano
2 months ago
Oyster plants are rich-tasting, high-protein and delicious, and often thought to be an aphrodisiac...

Artist applications due June 14 for Lewes plein air...

2 months ago
Lewes in Bloom and Art in Bloom invite plein air artists to apply by Friday, June 14, to...