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Rain Barrels and Gardening: Attend Free Event this Sunday in Columbus
university’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) are the sponsors. Future gardening ... June 9, 2011 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Learn about rain barrels and their use in backyard gardening ... this Sunday, June 12, during a free educational program held at the Waterman Agriculture and Natural Resources ...
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Ohio Master Gardeners Awarded For Community Service/Projects
Master Gardener Volunteer Program provides intensive training in horticulture to interested gardeners who ... October 24, 2008 SPRINGFIELD, Ohio-- Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener volunteers ... and coordinators were honored recently for outstanding service and support to their county gardening ...
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Master Gardeners Help Brighten Community With New Children's Garden
community businesses and other interested parties have donated upwards of $175,000 to support the garden ... would be hard pressed to miss the city's new children's garden – a one-acre world of vibrant ... that the garden is located at Smiley Recreational Park. The garden, designed, developed, and ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Apple or crabapple? (for the week of Oct. 28, 2001)
less mess for gardeners! Crabappily, Twig Hey Editor! Ken Cochran, curator, Secrest Arboretum, Ohio ... only their size. Crabapples, by definition, are 2 inches or less in diameter. Apples are more than ... through the winter. They look nice-- theyâre red or yellow-- and sometimes are eaten by birds. Gardeners ...
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Ohio State Extension Kicks Off Summer Farm Tour Series
July 1, 2005 CARROLTON, Ohio-- Ohio State University Extension's Sustainable Agriculture Team ... on sustainable agricultural and gardening enterprises and farming skills. The tours are free and open ... or contact the Ohio State Extension Sustainable Agriculture Team at (330) 627-4310, or log on to ...
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A Green Solution to Storm Water Management
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/green-solution-storm-water-management
agriculture and natural resources, is exploring contour infiltration planting (CIP). The technique involves ... rain events. Contour planting is not a new concept. It's a common practice in agriculture to ... found a new use for contour plantings in urban areas, specifically for storm water management. "I ...
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She Leads Ohio's Master Gardeners: 'I Love Their Enthusiasm and Dedication'
Extension's Master Gardener Volunteer Program, she works with what's she keen on-- people and plants. She ... Gardener volunteers receive 50 hours of training from OSU Extension horticulture experts. In return, they ... provide 50 hours of gardening-related program service to their county Extension office. They stay ...
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GAPS Training Webinar
https://producesafety.osu.edu/events/gaps-training-webinar-4
This is a 3-hour educational course that covers good agricultural practices or ... equate to being GAPs certified. The event is hosted by The OSU Fruit and Vegetable Safety Team and OSU ...
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Newly Named Chadwick Director Sees Arboretum as Campus Unifier
people young and old, rural and urban can learn from and implement in their own gardens." Chadwick ... Learning Gardens, Maloney desires to take the beauty of the arboretum campus wide. Chadwick Arboretum is ... located on the grounds of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. "Of all the ...
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Insects Munching On Your Garden? Learn How to Control Them July 10 in Columbus
July 5, 2011 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research ... and Development Center (OARDC) are sponsoring a field day for home gardeners this Sunday, July 10, on ... Franklin County Master Gardener Vegetable Outreach, Education and Research Project-- will begin at noon and run ...