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Tracking Precipitation Throughout Fairfield County
https://fairfield.osu.edu/news/tracking-precipitation-throughout-fairfield-county
much as 4.89 inches. That’s not only the difference between needing to water your garden or not, but ... Educator Carrie Brown knows how valuable this localized rainfall information can be to agricultural ...
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Symposium in April to Explore Carbon Sequestration in Urban Green Spaces
March 8, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Americans covet urban green spaces. We manicure golf courses, tend ... lawns, work the soil for home gardens, create landscaping masterpieces, and turn parks into playgrounds. ... groundwork for terrestrial carbon sequestration in urban ecosystems. "Carbon Sequestration in Urban ...
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Rain Gardens Beautify, While Protecting the Environment
program assistant for Lucas County. "Rain gardens serve their purpose both in rural and urban areas ... August 27, 2007 LONDON, Ohio-- Gardens do more than beautify an area, instill a love for plants, ... All it takes is a simple change in design and a slight amendment to the soil, and a garden can be used ...
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High-tech Rain Garden Nets OARDC Innovator Award
Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). The award honors innovation and entrepreneurship by OARDC ... honored for developing and patenting a biphasic bioretention system, an advanced type of rain garden, for ... runoff costs cities in Ohio and elsewhere billions of dollars a year to manage. “The biphasic rain garden ...
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OSU Extension Event to Bring the Green Industry to NW Ohio
July 29, 2005 TOLEDO, Ohio-- Ohio State University Extension, along with a fledgling garden and ... registration is $20 for the day. The event is sponsored by Ohio State Extension Agricultural Business ... Northwest Ohio Landscape Garden Association-- the first organization of its kind to support green industry ...
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Learn How to Construct a Rain Garden at Farm Science Review
Extension educator in agriculture and natural resources, will present "Rain Gardens" at 11 a.m. on ... August 17, 2009 LONDON, Ohio – When installed properly, rain gardens capture water, reducing ... University's Farm Science Review can get more information on the construction and maintenance of rain gardens ...
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Free 'Growing Our Own' Gardening Workshops in Columbus
9 a.m. to noon, Irrigating Urban Gardens. Larry Brown and Angelica Huerta from Ohio State University will ... collaborating on a series of free gardening workshops through mid-June. The "Growing Our Own" ... to planning and seeding your garden. All except the Feb. 11-12 weekend workshop are located at Godman ...
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Gardening on Asphalt
https://producesafety.osu.edu/events/gardening-asphalt
space for new urban gardening potential! TOURS are the Last Thursday of Every month May thru August. ... asphalt gardening... ...
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Ohio State University experts research new, innovative, sustainable ways to manage pests
in other parts of the state. · Consumer/urban: Master Gardener training to help identify ... biological control agents. · Specialty crop and urban agriculture: working with vegetable growers to ... a recently renewed, three-year, $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of ...
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Food Preservation 2021
https://fairfield.osu.edu/news/food-preservation-2021
Getting ready to plant your garden? Are you planning to preserve your garden produce? Need to ... sure your pressure canner is working properly, all dial-gauge pressure canners should be tested for ... accuracy each year. OSU Extension in Fairfield County is offering canner dial gauge testing free of charge ...