Garden & Farm

Create new garden beds this fall

Melinda Myers
4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years 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,...

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

Conservation district poster contest student entries...

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

Mill Pond Garden to feature nectar plants for...

4 years 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...

Paul Barbano
4 years 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
4 years 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 years 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

4 years 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...

4 years 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
4 years 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...

4 years 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...

4 years 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...

4 years 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
4 years ago
Keep your garden looking its best and reduce your workload by enlisting practices that provide...

Mill Pond Garden recommends best choices for lawns

4 years 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
4 years ago
On Sept. 22, we have the autumnal equinox, also called the September or fall equinox. Our word “...

Conservation provisions updated for highly erodible...

4 years 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...

4 years 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
4 years 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...

4 years 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
4 years 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
4 years 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

4 years 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
4 years 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...

4 years 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...

4 years 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
4 years ago
As engines and machinery got bigger, mechanics would dig a pit under the machinery to let the...

Delaware Farm Bureau names scholarship recipients

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

1953 Massey-Harris Mustang gifted to Delaware Ag Museum

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

Shopping down on the farm

Ron MacArthur
4 years ago

Sustainable sweet corn production research funded

4 years 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
4 years 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

4 years 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
4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years 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
4 years 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...

4 years 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

4 years 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
4 years ago
After visiting a museum, a Scottish couple realized that the fine porcelain vase they were using as...

Grain bin safety equipment awarded to Delaware first...

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

An Amish crop of soybeans after wheat back in 1985

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

Free stormwater webinar Aug. 13

4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years 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
4 years 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

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

Connections flower through Lewes woman’s Facebook...

4 years ago
The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a world of social distancing that has left many longing for social...

Lewes in Bloom July Beauty Spot awarded to Meachams

4 years ago
Laurie and David Meacham’s garden on Deerfield Drive is Lewes in Bloom’s July Beauty Spot winner...

Healthy plants but no tomatoes?

Melinda Myers
4 years ago
If you have no fruit on your tomato plants, it is likely due to the weather. Tomatoes thrive in...

Plant cinnamon ferns in full to partial shade

Paul Barbano
4 years ago
Cinnamon may have been around for thousands of years thanks to the Romans spreading it around,...

Rehoboth in Bloom flowering in its second year

4 years ago
Rehoboth in Bloom has come a long way in its second year, and its 45 volunteers are proud of their...

USDA program provides fresh food to families

Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
It never entered Laurel farmer Ray Vincent's mind that someday he would be packing and shipping...

Locally produced renewable natural gas coming to...

4 years ago
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation announced a new partnership with CleanBay Renewables Inc., an...

Lewes in Bloom brightens up Second Street

4 years ago
Second Street may have been looking a bit brighter this summer due to the new planters around the...

Tree pruning to take place in Lewes July 21-24

4 years ago
The City of Lewes has contracted with Bartlett Tree Experts to prune city street trees Tuesday,...

Heavenly hibiscus at Mill Pond Garden open house...

4 years ago
The whole world loves hibiscus. The gorgeous flowers can be very big, eight inches across or more...