Valley Grows calendar
Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Mahoning County Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact the OSU Extension Office, Mahoning County, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538.
Office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Thursday. Call for appointments.
For a complete list of events, visit https://mahoning.osu.edu/events.
Master Gardeners at the Canfield Fair
When: Wednesday to Sept. 6
What: Visit the Master Gardeners display during the Canfield Fair and learn more about The Ohio State University Extension programs, events and volunteer trainings. Check out plant displays and information about an array of gardening and nature topics. Sit for a while to rest during the fair while engaging with volunteers. Bring the little ones for fun activities to learn about STEM and 4-H programs in the county.
Where: Building 25 next to Kiddie Land and just north of Western Reserve Village at the Canfield Fair
Cost: Fair admission
Ponds and Aquatic Life in Winter
When: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16
What: Ponds in our region are remarkably dynamic habitats that change naturally–but dramatically–with the season. The session will cover how the pond environment changes over the course of a year and how life persists under ice. The speaker is Eugene Braig IV, The Ohio State University Extension, program director, aquatic ecosystems.
Where: Zoom video conference
Cost: Free
Info: http://go.osu.edu/winterponds
Dining With Diabetes
When: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Sept. 22 through Oct. 13
What: Learn how to incorporate good, healthy cooking techniques and other practices to help control blood sugar through this cooking school and nutrition education program designed for people with diabetes and their family members or caregivers.
Where: Zoom video conference
Cost: Free
Info: Stefura.2@osu.edu; register at http://go.osu.edu/diningmahoning
Make and Take Art: Miniature Gardens
When: 5 p.m. Sept. 29
What: Join Natalie and Charlene in making a miniature garden. Provided are a mini figure, soil, a plant and the container. Attendees may bring whatever else they wish to add to their gardens.
Where: Mahoning County Extension office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20
Info: 330-533-5538; register at http://go.osu.edu/minigarden
Valley Grows calendar
Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Mahoning County Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact the OSU Extension Office, Mahoning County, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538.
Office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Thursday. Call for appointments.
56th annual Horticultural Show
When: Saturday and Sunday
What: Sponsored by The Gardeners of Greater Youngstown (formerly The Men’s Garden Club of Youngstown), this is the largest horticultural show in the Mahoning Valley. Bring flowers and vegetables to learn more about gardening and see the entries.
Where: Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown.
Cost: Free, open to all exhibitors. Ribbons and cash prizes.
Info: Rodney Toth, 330- 759-1993; Fellows gardens, 330-740-7116; or http://gg-yo.org for a copy of the show schedule and more details.
Growing Garlic
When: 1 p.m. today
What: Join Patty Kacenski on Zoom for a presentation about garlic to learn how to grow, harvest and use garlic.
Where: Zoom video conference
Cost: Free
Info: Mahoning County Extension, 330-533-5538; register at http://go.osu.edu/garlic2021
Master Gardeners at the Canfield Fair
When: Sept. 1 to 6
What: Visit the Master Gardeners display during the Canfield Fair and learn more about The Ohio State University Extension programs, events and volunteer trainings. Check out plant displays and information about a wide array of gardening and nature topics. Sit for a while to rest during the fair while engaging with volunteers. Bring the little ones for fun activities to learn about STEM and 4-H programs in the county.
Where: Building 25 next to Kiddie Land and just north of Western Reserve Village at the Canfield Fair
Cost: Fair admission
Ponds Through the Seasons with a Focus on Aquatic Life in Winter
When: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16
What: Ponds in our region are remarkably dynamic habitats that change naturally –but dramatically — with the season. The session will cover how the pond environment changes over the course of a year and how life persists under ice. The speaker is Eugene Braig IV, The Ohio State University Extension, program director, aquatic ecosystems.
Where: Zoom video conference
Cost: Free
Info: http://go.osu.edu/winterponds
Dining With Diabetes
When: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays Sept. 22 through Oct. 13
What: Learn how to incorporate good, healthy cooking techniques and other practices to help control blood sugar through this cooking school and nutrition education program designed for people with diabetes and their family members or caregivers.
Where: Zoom video conference
Cost: Free
Info: Stefura.2@osu.edu; register at http://go.osu.edu/diningmahoning
Make and Take Garden Art: Miniature Gardens
When: 5 p.m. Sept. 29
What: Join Natalie and Charlene in making a miniature garden. Provided are a mini figure, soil, a plant and the container. Attendees may bring whatever else they wish to add to their gardens.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20
Info: 330-533-5538; register at http://go.osu.edu/minigarden
Mahoning County
For a complete list of events, visit https://mahoning.osu.edu/events.
Valley Grows calendar
Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Trumbull County Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact the OSU Extension Office, Mahoning County, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538.
Office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Thursday. Call for appointments.
Urban Farm Tour: Flying High GROW Urban Farm
When: 6 p.m. today
What: Join OSU Mahoning County Extension every Monday through the summer to learn about growing vegetables and fruit, and to explore the farms and community gardens in Youngstown. Bring a lawn chair for seating or plants for identification/diagnosis.
Where: Flying High GROW Urban Farm, 100 Broadway Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: http://go.osu.edu/urbanfarmaugust16
Naturalist Series: Ohio’s Comeback Critter: The Bobcat
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday
What: When Ohio became a state, numerous native wildlife species already had vanished. Many species since have recovered or currently are rebounding. Jamey Emmert with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife will discuss the resurgence of the bobcat, identification tips, population distribution and trends, life history and ecology, and how to contribute important data.
Where: Zoom video conference
Cost: Free
Info: 330-533-5538; register at http://go.osu.edu/bobcats
Bring One Take One & Plant Sale
When: 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday
What: August is a great time to divide many perennials. Bring plants at 9 a.m., exchange at 10 a.m. Just after the exchange, there will be a plant sale with garden items, including tools, potting mix, books, magazines and garden art.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: Free admission
Info: http://go.osu.edu/boto, or 330-533-5538
56th annual Horticultural Show
When: Aug. 28 and 29
What: Sponsored by The Gardeners of Greater Youngstown (formerly The Men’s Garden Club of Youngstown), this is the largest horticultural show in the Mahoning Valley. Bring flowers and vegetables to learn more about gardening and see the entries.
Where: Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown.
Cost: Free, open to all exhibitors. Ribbons and cash prizes.
Info: Rodney Toth, 330- 759-1993; Fellows gardens, 330-740-7116; or http://gg-yo.org for a copy of the show schedule and more details.
Mahoning County
For a complete list of events, visit https://mahoning.osu.edu/events.
Valley Grows calendar
Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Trumbull County Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact the OSU Extension Office, Mahoning County, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538.
Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Thursday. Call for appointments.
Urban Farm and Community Garden Tour: McGuffey Center
When: 6 p.m. today
What: Join OSU Mahoning County Extension every Monday through the summer to learn about growing vegetables and fruit, and to explore the farms and community gardens in Youngstown. Bring a lawn chair for seating or plants for identification / diagnosis.
Where: Ohio Avenue Butterfly Garden, 2203 Ohio Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Details: http://go.osu.edu/gardenaugust9
Pressure Canner Testing
When: 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday
What: Before canning fresh vegetables and fruits from your garden or local market, conduct canner pressure gauge testing. The Extension office will hosting a one-day drive-thru testing.
Where: OSU Extension Office, Mahoning County, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: Free
Details: Drive into the Extension office. Stay in your car and hand out the pressure canner to a staff member.
Info: http://go.osu.edu/testcanner
Make and Take Garden Art: Leaf Casting
When: 5 p.m. Wednesday
What: Join us to do a cement leaf casting! We provide the materials and teach you the techniques. You will take home your new work of art.
Where: OSU Extension Office, Mahoning, 490 S Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $25
Info: http://go.osu.edu/leaf casting8-11 or 330-533-5538
Urban Farm Tour: Flying High GROW Urban Farm
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 16
What: Join OSU Mahoning County Extension every Monday through the summer to learn about growing vegetables and fruit, and to explore the farms and community gardens in Youngstown. Bring a lawn chair for seating or plants for identification/diagnosis.
Where: Flying High GROW Urban Farm, 100 Broadway Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: http://go.osu.edu/urbanfarmaugust16
Naturalist Series: Ohio’s Comeback Critter: The Bobcat
When: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19
What: When Ohio became a state, numerous native wildlife species already had vanished. Many species since have recovered or currently are rebounding. Jamey Emmert with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife will discuss the resurgence of the bobcat, identification tips, population distribution and trends, life history and ecology, and how to contribute important data.
Where: Zoom video conference
Cost: Free
Info: 330-533-5538; register at http://go.osu.edu/bobcats
Bring One Take One and Plant Sale
When: 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 21
What: August is a great time to divide many perennials. Bring plants at 9 a.m., exchange at 10 a.m. Just after the exchange, there will be a plant sale with garden items, including tools, potting mix, books, magazines and garden art.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: Free admission
Info: http://go.osu.edu/boto, or 330-533-5538
56th annual Horticultural Show
When: Aug. 28 and 29
What: Sponsored by The Gardeners of Greater Youngstown (formerly The Men’s Garden Club of Youngstown), this is the largest horticultural show in the Mahoning Valley. Bring flowers and vegetables to learn more about gardening and see the entries.
Where: Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown.
Cost: Free, open to all exhibitors. Ribbons and cash prizes.
Info: Rodney Toth, 330- 759-1993; Fellows gardens, 330-740-7116; or http://gg-yo.org for a copy of the show schedule and more details.
Valley Grows calendar
Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Trumbull County Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact the OSU Extension Office, Mahoning County, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538.
Office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Thursday. Call for appointments.
Butterfly Garden
When: 6 p.m. today
What: Learn about growing vegetables and fruit, and to explore the farms and community gardens in Youngstown. Take a lawn chair for seating or plants for identification / diagnosis.
Where: Ohio Avenue Butterfly Garden, 2203 Ohio Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: http://go.osu.edu/gardenaugust2
Growing Herbs
When: 6 p.m. Wednesday
What: Learn about various gardening topics throughout the summer. Programs to be held outside. Bring a chair and dress accordingly.
Where: Trumbull County Extension Office, 520 W. Main St., Suite 1, Cortland
Cost: Free
Info: 330-638-6783
McGuffey Center
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 9
What: Learn about growing vegetables and fruit, and to explore the farms and community gardens in Youngstown. Take a lawn chair for seating or plants for identification/diagnosis.
Where: Ohio Avenue Butterfly Garden, 2203 Ohio Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Details: http://go.osu.edu/gardenaugust9
Pressure Canner Testing
When: 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 11
What: Before canning fresh vegetables and fruits from your garden or local market, conduct canner pressure gauge testing.
Where: OSU Extension Office, Mahoning County, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: Free
Details: Drive into the Extension office. Stay in your car and hand out the pressure canner to a staff member.
Info: http://go.osu.edu/testcanner