By Deborah J. Benoit Editor’s note: Deborah J. Benoit is a UVM Extension master gardener from North Adams, Massachusetts, who is part of Vermont’s Bennington County Chapter. With snow on its way, are you wondering what else you can do […]
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Home and Garden, Lifestyle
Helping wild bumblebee queens overwinter
By Laura Johnson, extension pollinator support specialist, UVM Wild bees are important pollinators for our crops, gardens and wild plants. In Vermont there are over 350 types of wild bees, including 17 different species of bumblebees. Bumblebees are efficient pollinators […]
Home and Garden, Lifestyle
Pondering the pumpkin this Halloween weekend
By Vern Grubinger Editor’s note: Vern Grubinger, who is based in the University of Vermont Extension office in Brattleboro, is the extension vegetable and berry specialist. The pumpkin is an odd vegetable. The more popular pumpkins get, the less people […]
Home and Garden, Lifestyle, State News
Time to button up your home
With heating fuel prices at their highest level in years and winter just around the corner, Button Up Vermont is getting the word out: The best time to weatherize your home is right now. The annual Button Up Vermont campaign, […]
Home and Garden, Lifestyle
Putting the garden to bed this fall season
By Deborah J. Benoit Editor’s note: Deborah J. Benoit is a UVM Extension master gardener from North Adams, Massachusetts, who is part of Vermont’s Bennington County chapter. Just because the growing season is over doesn’t mean work in the garden […]
Home and Garden, Lifestyle
It’s decorative gourd season
By Andrea Knepper Editor’s note: Andrea Knepper is a University of Vermont Extension Master Gardener from Bolton. It’s the time of year when strangely-shaped, multi-colored, warty gourds begin to appear in gardens, markets, CSA boxes and on front porches. If […]
Home and Garden, Lifestyle
Take cuttings now for new plants next spring
By Deborah J. Benoit Editor’s note: Deborah J. Benoit is a UVM Extension Master Gardener from North Adams, Massachusetts, who is part of Vermont’s Bennington County Chapter. Summer ends and all those lovely annuals we’ve grown so fond of will […]
Home and Garden, Lifestyle
Ecologically sensitive fall garden maintenance
By Bonnie Kirn Donahue Editor’s note: By Bonnie Kirn Donahue is a UVM Extension master gardener. It’s September, and to many gardeners, that means it’s time for end-of-the-year garden maintenance. This includes cutting back plants, clearing out leaves and composting […]
Lifestyle, Local News
Teachers answer questions about the upcoming school year
By Jacob Knipes As students across our region prepare to go back to school, teachers and principals prepare for their impending arrival. But just what does the process of educators preparing for the beginning of a new school year look […]
Home and Garden, Lifestyle
Ask a master gardener: What’s eating my squash?
By Bonnie Kirn Donahue Squash is one of the easiest types of vegetables to grow. Plant a seed in some soil, give it water and a lot of space and before long you have more than you know what to […]