Garden & Farm

Survey released for organic producers

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The Organic Farming Research Foundation and Organic Seed Alliance recently released a national...

Bupleurum will bloom from summer until killed by...

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Because the English saw the Dutch as enemies for so long, many times the word Dutch in English is...

LeDee Lickle Wakefield joins Delaware Botanic...

4 days ago
Ray Sander, president of Delaware Botanic Gardens, announced that LeDee Lickle Wakefield, a native...

Brandon and Ashley Bonk named National Outstanding...

1 week ago
Brandon and Ashley Bonk of Magnolia were selected national winners at the 64th annual National...

Ag Safety Conference registration due March 6

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The Delaware Farm Bureau is encouraging farmers to think of safety with its annual Ag Safety...

Water Peruvian Apple Cactus thoroughly in warmer...

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When we think of glaciers we rarely think of Peru, but Peru has 1,769 glaciers in its 28 different...

Landscape architect Eric Wahl to discuss backyard...

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The Delaware Native Plant Society will present From Backyards to Buffers - Reclaiming Nature...

Lewes Community Garden info sessions to start Feb. 26

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The Lewes Community Garden will host information sessions about spring gardening in Lewes and how...

Mill Pond Garden: winter blooms rich with color

Deny Howeth
1 week ago
On a warm February day, Michael Zajic invited the public for a first-time winter tour of Mill Pond...

Expand your edible garden indoors

Melinda Myers
1 week ago
No matter the season, size of your garden, or climate, you can inject homegrown flavor into your...

Delaware hemp producer applications accepted through...

1 week ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture recently announced that the USDA approved the state plan...

Tickets on sale for Farmraiser in the Barn March 28...

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Tickets are now on sale for the Historic Lewes Farmers Market Farmraiser in the Barn event, to be...

Pygmy date palms can add tropical flair indoors

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In 2005, researchers sprouted a 2,000-year-old Judean date palm seed. In a nod to its biblical...

Conservation district to host local work group...

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The Sussex Conservation District will hold a local work group meeting at 9 a.m., Thursday, March 5...

Milton park pavilion officially renamed for Charlie...

Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
When Milton Town Council voted on renaming the pavilion in Milton Memorial Park after Councilman...

Delaware Ag museum gala and auction set Feb. 15 in...

2 weeks ago
The Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village will hold its annual gala and auction from 5:30 to 8:...

Garden & Farm Briefs Winter 2019-20

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Farm Bill meeting set Feb. 20 in Georgetown Agricultural producers can enroll in the Agricultural...

Farm bureau to create 
new hemp production advisory...

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Farmers are organizing a game plan as hemp becomes the newest commodity crop to enter Delaware’s...

Carney discusses agriculture in State of the State...

3 weeks ago
Delaware Gov. John Carney highlighted the agriculture industry in his annual State of the State...

Agriculturists attend soil health workshop

3 weeks ago
The Sussex Conservation District and the Delaware Soil Health Partnership held a free soil health...

Fill your winter basket with local freshness

Deny Howeth
3 weeks ago
The days are short and cold, so growing, even in a greenhouse, has its challenges. Winter...

You can propagate Madagascar Jasmine from cuttings...

Paul Barbano
3 weeks ago
Many cultures revere ancestors, but in Madagascar, you are not dead until your body has totally...

Delaware Farm Bureau welcomes 
PR coordinator...

3 weeks ago
Delaware Farm Bureau Executive Director Joseph Poppiti has announced Jennifer Antonik is taking the...

Plant hardy pecans in early spring

3 weeks ago
Although pecans have been part of American cuisine for centuries, it took the wife of a Karo corn...

Keep houseplants healthy while keeping pets safe

Melinda Myers
3 weeks ago
You love them both – your pets and houseplants – but it can be challenging to safely raise them...

Botanic gardens floral design workshop in Rehoboth...

3 weeks ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens will hold a floral design workshop from 4:30 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11,...

Ag Secretary recognizes Delaware State’s Richard...

3 weeks ago
Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael T. Scuse recognized longtime Delaware State University...

Ag land resource concerns assistance program...

4 weeks ago
Delaware agricultural producers are encouraged to apply for technical and financial assistance to...

Color in the winter garden Feb. 4 at Mill Pond Garden

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Mill Pond Garden will celebrate Mid-Winter Day with a demonstration of color in the winter garden...

To mimic its tropical home, give Pandan Grass lots...

4 weeks ago
Chillicothe, Missouri, might not be famous now, but just wait. Seems the sleepy town made history...

Historic Perdue farmhouse in Salisbury, Md., to open...

1 month ago
Perdue Farms will open the historic Perdue Family Farmhouse for public tours as part of the company...

Quilt show and Black History Month program set Feb. 1

1 month ago
The Delaware Agricultural Museum will host the Stitch-In-Time Quilt Guild Annual Black History...

Grow houseplants with style and convenience in mind

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
It starts with one plant on a sunny windowsill, then morphs into an impenetrable jungle. You may...

EPA, Delaware to bolster efforts for clean water,...

1 month ago
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Delaware Department of Agriculture have signed a...

Delaware farmers markets continue to grow in popularity

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Gov. John Carney and the Delaware Department of Agriculture recently announced Delaware farmers...

Deanna’s donates to Lewes in Bloom

1 month ago
Deanna’s on Second Street in Lewes has donated funds for the restoration of the garden near the...

Lewes Farmers Market names 2020 scholarship recipients

1 month ago
For 13 years, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market has awarded scholarships to small-scale Delmarva...

Delaware Botanic Gardens open with free admission...

1 month ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens, 30220 Piney Neck Road, Dagsboro, will be open to the public with free...

The olive tree is truly eternal

1 month ago
In the midst of winter it sometimes helps to have indoor plants that remind us that season in and...

You can grow your own balloons right in your garden

1 month ago
In winter we look to the cold skies, some of us literally by taking hot-air balloon rides. One of...

Navigating garden catalogs to plan for the season ahead

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
As garden catalogs are piling up and online versions fill your inbox, your thoughts may turn to the...

Register by Jan. 10 for produce recall ready workshop

1 month ago
About 1 in 6 Americans gets sick every year from foodborne illnesses. Under the Food Safety...

Tips on keeping houseplants healthy in winter

1 month ago
In 1818, civil engineer William Cubitt created a device to be used by prisoners to operate a grain...

Give your Christmas tree a second life in the landscape

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
Once your holiday celebrations have passed and the decorations go back into storage, it is time to...

Agriculturists attend cover crop workshop

2 months ago
The Sussex Conservation District and the Delaware Soil Health Partnership held a free cover crop...

Don’t trash your old Christmas tree

2 months ago
Names can shape how we see the world. When two white performers gave concerts for a crowd filled...

Sussex Conservation District holds Cooperators Dinner

2 months ago
The Sussex Conservation District held its biennial Cooperators Dinner Dec. 4 at the Bridgeville...

Native azalea collection arrives at Delaware Botanic...

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The Delaware Botanic Gardens received 65 native azaleas Nov. 25, donated by Ernest Koone of Lazy K...

Delaware Farm Bureau honors Barbara Sapp of Milton 

2 months ago
More than 400 farmers and friends of agriculture gathered Dec. 7 at Del Tech’s Terry Campus in...

Conservation district holds stormwater pond...

2 months ago
The Sussex Conservation District recently held two free stormwater pond maintenance workshops at...