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Backyard Birds
Natural areas in your backyard provide attractive shelter for birds. If space allows consider piling downed limbs from the recent ice storm in an out-of-the…
How to clean your rain barrel
It is almost time to bring the rain barrel out of the garage and start catching water again for the garden! Before you hook it up to the gutter it is…
Green Convene
Boone Gardiner will be at the Green Convene on Saturday!
Serviceberry
The Amelanchier arborea (Common Serviceberry) is a favorite of migratory birds in Kentucky. The fruit has a similar taste to blueberies and provides…
Vegetable Gardening Guide
The UK Extension office has a great resource for home Vegetable Gardening.
Avoid these 8 in your compost
Black walnut tree leaves or twigs releases substances that might be harmful to plants
Coal or charcoal ash might contain substances harmful to plants
Dairy…
21 Things to compost
Animal manure (excluding dog waste)
Cardboard rolls
Clean paper
Coffee grounds and filters
Cotton rags
Dryer and vacuum cleaner lint
Eggshells
Fireplace…
57 degrees in January
The warm weather today is a good reminder that spring will be here soon. It is time to pull out those seed catalogs and start thinking about fresh tomatoes…