How to keep your garden going while you're out of town.
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Category: Vegetables
Grown from the heart
Lindsay Dzielski’s family tends their garden with a healthy dose of play….
This month in the garden: August
During the heat of August, don’t feel guilty if you ditch a plant or two that are not performing. Besides, it just makes room to try something new….
The season with a reason
Western New York gardeners are a dedicated bunch, and with the Gardens Buffalo Niagara’s (GBN) season officially underway, every day counts….
Warmer, wetter, and weirder
The weather is changing, and with it our growing season….
It’s time to start another veggie crop, plus more seed libraries
by Connie Oswald Stofko Our spring was so wet and muddy, you might not have been able to sow vegetable seeds. Don’t worry. It’s time for succession planting! You can actually plant vegetables in spring and again in summer. In our previous article, Patti Jablonski-Dopkin, general manager at Urban Roots Cooperative Garden Market explains what to plant and when to plant. It’s all spelled out so you know what vegetables you can plant in your area now. You can buy seeds at Urban…...
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‘Like a gift card’: New Vegetable CSA at Henry’s Gardens
by Connie Oswald Stofko Henry’s Gardens in Eden has two CSA programs: one for vegetables and one for cut flowers. New Vegetable CSA Henry’s Gardens has transformed its Vegetable CSA program this year. “It’s like a gift card,” said Barb Henry, who founded Henry’s Gardens with her husband Martin. “You won’t get 10 lettuces. Or six ears of corn and one tomato. You can take whatever you want, when you want.” Here are the details: Vegetables can be purchased at…...
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Plant garlic now, plus more from WNY Gardening Matters
It’s time to plant garlic. Find out about that and more in the newest edition of WNY Gardening Matters, produced by the Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension in Erie County. See these articles:…...
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See the bigger picture of native plants & permaculture
by Connie Oswald Stofko When I think of permaculture, I picture an apple tree in a backyard. If you move away, the apple tree still produces fruit, even though you’re not there. “Permaculture” is permanent agriculture. Learn how permaculture can provide you with food—and help the environment—with talks on “Introduction to Permaculture and Native Plant Communities.” The talks will be presented by Kathy Contrino, a Master Garden in Orleans County and owner of CW Native Plant Farm. She is also…...
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Plant figs, raspberries, blackberries & more from Mischler’s
by Connie Oswald Stofko This isn’t the end of the growing season—or the planting season—in Western New York. In fact, there are new offerings of fruit plants at Mischler’s Florist and Greenhouses, 118 South Forest Rd., Williamsville. You can plant them now and as long as you keep them watered, “They’ll do fine,” said Mark Yadon, vice president at Mischler’s. Tip: When planting these or any perennials, water them properly in the heat of summer, said Jessica Limardi, staff member…...
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