Garden & Farm

Apply now for Air Seeder Program cost-share assistance

8 years ago
The Sussex Conservation District is accepting applications for its Air Seeder Cost-Share Program...

Rain doesn't dampen spirits at 5K Milk Run

8 years ago
More than 90 runners took off in torrential downpour at a cool 50 degrees May 13 at Middletown High...

Henlopen Acres plants tree for Arbor Day

8 years ago
In observance of Arbor Day, Henlopen Acres Tree Committee members planted a tree. Shown are (l-r)...

Think twice before 'rescuing' young wildlife

8 years ago
Whether in their backyards or while taking a walk outdoors, Delawareans are likely to encounter...

Farmland preservation continues in Delaware

Maddy Lauria
8 years ago
More than 30 farms statewide have benefited from the latest round of preservation funding through...

USDA seeks feedback from Delaware farmers on crop...

8 years ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture is urging farmers to participate in the two major mid-year...

Eating loquats has a noticeable sedative effect

Paul Barbano
8 years ago
Spring is a time to dream of the new year. There is an unusual plant that in Armenia is called New...

Delaware 4-H celebrates 13th Legislative Day

8 years ago
More than 80 Delaware 4-H youth and adults participated in the 13th annual Delaware 4-H Legislative...

Sharp Edge joins Milton Farmers Market every Friday

8 years ago
Next time shoppers head to Milton Farmers Market, they can bring more than a shopping bag and a...

Collaboration leads to largest round of Delaware...

8 years ago
More than 124,000 acres of Delaware farmland are now permanently preserved for future generations,...

Plant hot peppers in full sun in rich, deep soil

8 years ago
A legendary creature flew on the battle flag of the legendary King Arthur. It wasn't a bird of prey...

Ponds being treated for nuisance aquatic weeds

8 years ago
With inland water temperatures rising and aquatic plants emerging, DNREC's Division of Fish &...

Delaware soybean farmers reduce environmental impact

8 years ago
New statistics show that Delaware soybean farmers have increased yields by 25 percent since 2010...

Students get up-close look at Hopkins dairy farm...

8 years ago
In one of the most unique farm events in the state, each spring the Hopkins family provides...

Delaware Forest Service awards tree grants

8 years ago
The Delaware Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program has awarded $58,409 in grants to...

Ag and Urban Conservation awards presented

Steven Billups
8 years ago
The Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village in Dover was the setting May 3 annual Governor’s...

Cecile Brunner rose is virtually trouble-free

Paul Barbano
8 years ago
Rules are meant to be broken. Most gardeners know that as a rule, roses are fussy, need lots of...

Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot Award nominations due now

8 years ago
The Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot Award successfully launched last year and is open for May and June...

Rehoboth Beach celebrates Arbor Day

8 years ago
Rehoboth Beach officials were joined by the 4th grade class from Rehoboth Elementary School along...

East Coast Garden Center children’s area to reopen...

8 years ago
East Coast Garden Center in Millsboro will reopen its children's garden with new and improved...

Sussex Conservation District offers free spring soil...

8 years ago
The Sussex Conservation District is offering Pre-Sidedress Nitrogen Testing free of charge to...

Milton Garden Club hears presentation on tropicals

8 years ago
Local gardener Joe Seamone was the guest speaker at the April 20 meeting of the Milton Garden Club...

Loan and grant funds available for home repair projects

8 years ago
Acting Delaware and Maryland Director for Rural Development Kathy Beisner announced that homeowners...

American Goldfinch: Songbird feeds young a diet of...

Paul Barbano
8 years ago
Of all the birds to visit backyard feeders, there is one so clever that she uses spider web silk to...

Local author Jim Henry to discuss gardening mystery...

8 years ago
Local author Jim Henry will appear at East Coast Perennials to promote his new book “Hosta Seizure...

Bears in the Garden

Deny Howeth
8 years ago
Pack One Bear Scouts and their siblings descended on the Children’s Learning Garden in Stango Park...

Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market opens for 11th season

8 years ago
Pat Coluzzi, market master for the Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market, rang the opening bell May 2 for...

Governor recognizes Sussex farmer, garden for...

8 years ago
A fourth-generation Sussex County farmer and a new botanic garden recently were recognized for...

Try growing your own karela or bitter melon

8 years ago
In Italy, a disease would break out with symptoms including fever, vomiting, tiredness and...

Native trees planted at Milford Neck Preserve

8 years ago
Approximately 55 volunteers from Chesapeake Utilities and Calpine planted 1,527 native trees and...

Prescribed burn of forestland at Ponders Tract is a...

8 years ago
Sixteen forest firefighters from The Nature Conservancy and the Delaware Forest Service worked...

King family donates to Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation

8 years ago
The four daughters of Catherine and Reese King, founders of King Crop Insurance in Georgetown,...

Delaware farmers approve $50,200 in soy research

8 years ago
Delaware soybean farmers serving on the Delaware Soybean Board funded six research projects...

Warm weather welcomes Milton Farmers Market

8 years ago
The Milton Farmers Market has returned. Warm weather welcomed vendors and visitors April 21 for the...

How to use succession planting in a novel way

Paul Barbano
8 years ago
President for a day is many a kid's fantasy, and sadly, some adults' as well. Take Presidential...

Sussex Gardeners plant garden at Rehoboth Beach Museum

8 years ago
The Sussex Gardeners pitched in recently to help the Rehoboth Beach Museum plant bee- and butterfly...

Native plant sale to be held at James Farm May 6

8 years ago
The 13th Annual Gardening for the Bays Native Plant Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,...

Sussex Gardeners make flower arrangements for tulip...

8 years ago
Members of the Sussex Gardeners created floral arrangements for display during the Lewes Tulip...

Let your Lakota squash ripen fully on the vine...

Paul Barbano
8 years ago
They call rocks “grandfathers” because they are older than any of us. They gave us heroes such as...

Grow a high-yield vegetable garden this season

Melinda Myers
8 years ago
Spend less time and money while growing a bounty of flavorful vegetables this growing season...

Delawareans asked to keep eyes out for hungry pests

8 years ago
Without realizing it, people can contribute to the spread of invasive pests in Delaware and around...

For beginning farmers, opportunity lies in creativity

Wyatt Fraas
8 years ago
This is a time of tremendous opportunity in farming and ranching for beginners graduating from...

Cup and Saucer Vine may be your cup of tea

Paul Barbano
8 years ago
Our gardens often provide us with leaves such as mints or herbs to make teas. Tea was originally...

Nominations open for Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot Award

8 years ago
The Lewes in Bloom Beauty Spot Award successfully launched last year and is open for nominations...

New online tool assesses community tree canopy in...

8 years ago
The Delaware Forest Service has unveiled a new online tool that uses geographic information systems...

Rehoboth farmers market to open with new hours May 2

8 years ago
The Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market will open with new hours Tuesday, May 2. The market will be open...

Joseph Lank and granddaughter speak to Milton Garden...

8 years ago
At the Jan. 19 meeting of the Milton Garden Club, Joseph Lank and his granddaughter Brittany...

Leslie Merriken is Delaware's Tree Farmer of the Year

8 years ago
For her extensive work in forestry conservation and education, Leslie Merriken received Delaware's...

Cover crop funding targeted for Chesapeake Bay...

8 years ago
Special funding is now available for Delaware farmers located in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed to...

Vigorous Queen of Sheba vine is always in bloom

Paul Barbano
8 years ago
It may have been the first big trade mission. It might have been a spiritual mission. It might be...

Four Hog Island lambs born on Georgetown farm

8 years ago
At La Bella Farm in Georgetown March 26, twin Hog Island lambs named Washington and Leslie Lee were...

Applications for poultry mortality management funds...

8 years ago
Approximately $1 million is available to help beginning farmers in Sussex County implement...

New president and board members named for Delaware...

8 years ago
Raymond J. Sander was elected president of the Delaware Botanic Gardens at the March meeting of the...

April 13 farm bureau scholarship application...

8 years ago
The deadline is Thursday, April 13, to apply for any of four scholarships from Delaware Farm Bureau...

Farmers market returning to 16 Mile Brewing Co. in...

8 years ago
Beginning May 17, the 16 Mile Brewing Company will once again host a farmers market from 3 to 6 p.m...

You can’t do much better than old reliable Beefsteak...

Paul Barbano
8 years ago
When gas stoves began to replace slower-burning wood stoves, the phrase, "Now we are cooking with...

Sussex Farm Bureau donates to Del Tech for ag equipment

8 years ago
As farmers supporting future farmers and agribusiness employees, the Sussex County Farm Bureau made...

Scholarship named for Milton matriarch Gladys Wilkins

8 years ago
The Milton Community Foundation and John Potocki of Salon Milton are proud to announce the Gladys...

Meghan McConnell named Delaware’s state apiarist

8 years ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture has hired new State Apiarist Meghan McConnell, a native of...

Specialty crop grant workshop to be held April 12

8 years ago
Nearly $300,000 in federal grant funding is now available for projects to help increase the...