Garden & Farm

Cleopatra oregano is ideal to grow indoors

Paul Barbano
6 years 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...

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

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

6 years 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
6 years ago
Watermelon Queens from across the country handed out free slices of the locally produced fruit at...

Renewable energy systems funding available for ag...

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

Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot Award winners announced

6 years 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

6 years 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...

Paul Barbano
6 years 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

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

Harrington Fire Company receives rescue equipment,...

6 years 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

6 years 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

6 years 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

Paul Barbano
6 years 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

6 years 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

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

Sussex Master Gardeners hold open house

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

America in Bloom program helps communities revitalize

6 years 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
6 years 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
6 years 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

6 years 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
6 years ago

Delaware announces largest round of farmland...

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

In traditional medicine the Tuliptree has many uses

Paul Barbano
6 years 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
6 years 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
6 years 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

Paul Barbano
6 years 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
6 years ago
Delaware Grown Week, launched in May at Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market, is a campaign highlighting...

Lewes in Bloom awards Beauty Spot for May

6 years 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

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

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

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

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

6 years 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
6 years 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
6 years ago
Delaware Botanic Garden showed off its Piet Oudolf-designed wildflower meadow to garden sponsors...

Bill lifts restrictions on Delaware State Fair...

6 years ago
The Delaware State Fair, celebrating its centennial, announced that Gov. John Carney signed SB 42...

Flower bed maintenance keeps gardens looking their best

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

Delaware Farm Bureau groups present scholarships

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

Lewes Community Garden breaks ground

Nick Roth
6 years 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
6 years 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
6 years 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

6 years 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

6 years 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
6 years 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...

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

Delaware Botanic Gardens appoints new director of...

6 years ago
Ray Sander, president of Delaware Botanic Gardens, announced that the board of directors has...

Open house at Delaware ag museum June 15

6 years ago
The Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover will hold an open house for the public from 10 a.m. to 2...

Inspect tropical nursery stock for red imported fire...

6 years ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture is alerting local businesses and purchasers of tropical...

Women’s Club of Milton plants tree for Arbor Day

6 years ago
The Women’s Club of Milton recently celebrated Arbor Day by planting a wildfire black gum tree in...

For the love of trees

Deny Howeth
6 years ago
The Lorax is known for speaking for the trees, but locally there is horticulture agent Tracy Wooten...

Alyssum is an easy-to-grow annual

Paul Barbano
6 years ago
To differentiate it from rugby football, the Football Association drew up rules for the game of...

Gardeners invited to join a growing community in Lewes 

6 years ago
The Lewes Community Garden is starting to take shape. On May 29, a portion of the nearly one-acre...

Lewes in Bloom plants garden for floral art...

6 years ago
A delegation of Lewes in Bloom volunteers recently traveled to Cervia, Italy, to design and plant a...

Delaware Botanic Gardens hosts Bugs & Beer event

6 years ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens opened its gates for the Bugs & Beer Lecture by Todd Fritchman at the...

Perdue foundation donates $5K for ag museum poultry...

6 years ago
The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation recently donated $5,000 to the Delaware...

Persian Carpet Zinnias attract hummingbirds,...

Paul Barbano
6 years ago
This year, be bold in the garden and remember, carpe diem, to seize the day, or more likely “pluck...

East Coast Garden Center celebrates 20th anniversary

Steven Billups
6 years ago
East Coast Garden Center in Millsboro celebrated its 20th anniversary May 18 during the annual...
East Coast Garden Center 20th Anniversary

Crisis House in Georgetown gets new garden

6 years ago
An active member of St. George's Chapel west of Lewes, Carol Wells learned the Crisis House wanted...

Community foundation supports Women’s Club of Milton...

6 years ago
The Milton Community Foundation received a request of support from the Women’s Club of Milton for...

Perdue AgriRecycle donation helps bring life to...

6 years ago
A new event lawn at the James Farm Ecological Preserve in Ocean View hosted the 2019 Native Plant...

Occupational therapist offers tips for gardening safety

Katie Merk
6 years ago
The best time of the year is right around the corner as the weather continues to warm up in Sussex...

Jupiter's Beard is salt tolerant so is a good plant...

Paul Barbano
6 years ago
Because the Roman god Jupiter, also called Jove, was just like the Greek god Zeus, the main god and...