This year my garden completely failed. I attribute its abysmal lack of success to several factors — pests (large and small), several family trips over the summer, the seemingly constant rain and when all of these took their toll, my despair at the state of things. I got my usual start in ...
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Rows and rows of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, squash, beans and more. Countless honeybees, butterflies and birds. Two plastic decoy owls by the names of Jake and Molly. A round table and umbrella. A woman and her grandson. Georgia “Tiny” Marks, an ...
BY JADE RUGGIERI The West Virginia University Campus Food Garden is sprouting more growing space for an urban farm and learning center at the Abundant Life Greenhouse in Westover. While the Evansdale garden is 200 square feet, the Westover expansion boasts a budding 1,800 square ...
BY ALDONA BIRD Growing herbs and selling tea blends came naturally to Caroline, of Hill and Holler Herbs. In childhood, she had learned a lot about caring for growing things. “When I was a kid, I was outside all the time,” Caroline said, explaining that she was her grandpa’s ...
This summer both flew by and dragged on for me. When I think how quickly it passed by, I think about all I didn't manage to accomplish — mostly seeds I intended to plant, and garden beds to weed. When I think how slowly it went, I bring to mind many, many mosquito bites. Normally the ...
WVU Today Two West Virginia University biologists have spent their summer tending a garden that grew into more than a source for fresh vegetables —it was a backyard sanctuary for learning where students and faculty discovered how to plant seeds, prepare soils, monitor water and nutrient ...