Valley Grows calendar
Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Mahoning County Extension Office. Contact the Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538.
Plant and pest clinic hours are 9 a.m. to noon Mondays and Thursdays. Or call or stop by between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays to ask questions or drop off samples.
Veggies and more tour
When: 6 p.m. today
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils, organic production, as well as discussions on your weeds, diseases and insects to diagnose what’s going on in your garden.
Where: Treez Please, 1327 Wick Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggie stour2022
Hostas galore!
When: July 6, 6pm
What: Hostas are the perfect plant for the shade. There are more hostas than most gardeners can count, along with fantastic varigations and colors.
Where: Trumbull County Agriculture and Family Service Center, 520 W. Main St., Cortland
Cost: Free
Info: Contact Noelle Barnes at barnes.1127@osu.edu
Flying High GROW urban farm
When: 6 p.m. July 11
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils, organic production, as well as discussions on your weeds, diseases and insects to diagnose what’s going on in your garden.
Where: Flying High GROW, 100 Broadway Ave. Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggie stour2022
Dorothy Day House
When: 6 p.m. July 18
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils, organic production, as well as discussions on your weeds, diseases and insects to diagnose what’s going on in your garden.
Where: Dorothy Day House, 620 Belmont Ave. Drive, Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggie stour2022
Shade gardening
When: 6 p.m. July 20
What: Learn about the best shade gardens and the examples of flowers and shrubs that make for an interesting and colorful garden.
Where: Trumbull County Agriculture and Family Service Center, 520 W. Main St., Cortland
Cost: Free
Info: Contact Noelle Barnes at barnes.1127@osu.edu
Fairgreen neighborhood garden
When: 6 p.m. July 25
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils, organic production, as well as discussions on your weeds, diseases and insects to diagnose what’s going on in your garden.
Where: Fairgreen garden, 220 Fairgreen Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
Air plant artistry
When: 6 p.m. July 27
What: Air plants are usually tiny, easy to grow and they don’t need soil. As the name implies, air plants absorb nutrients and water from the air through scales on their leaves.
Where: Mahoning Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20
Register: https://go.osu.edu/07-27airplantartistry
Ohio Avenue butterfly garden
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 1
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils, organic production, as well as discussions on your weeds, diseases and insects to diagnose what’s going on in your garden.
Where: Butterfly garden, 2203 Ohio Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggie stour2022
Valley grows calendar
Wednesdays in the garden – fall veggie gardening
When: 6 p.m. Wednesday
What: June is time to start thinking about starting seeds and planning for fall veggie crops. We’ll help you with the best fall veggies to grow, and how to care for them.
Where: Trumbull County Agriculture and Family Service Center, 520 W. Main St., Cortland
Cost: Free
Contact: Noelle Barnes, barnes.1127@osu.edu; no registration required
Garden art series
• air plant artistry
When: 6 p.m. July 27
What: Air plants are usually tiny, easy to grow and they don’t need soil. As the name implies, air plants absorb nutrients and water from the air through scales on their leaves. Learn how to make art with these adorable plants.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20
Register: https://go.osu.edu/07-27airplantartistry
Garden art series:
hypertufa container
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 9
What: Learn to make hypertufa pots that will add beauty to your landscape and last for many years.
Where: Mahoning Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20
Register: https://go.osu.edu/08-09hypertufacontainer
Naturalist series: A
concert of crickets
and katydids
When: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16
What: Bird song is the first music in spring, followed by frogs and toads. But what are those sounds later in the year? Crickets and katydids take the stage for nature’s final performances of the year. Dr. Lisa Rainsong from the Cleveland Institute of Music will introduce participants to this delightful ensemble.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: Free
Register: https://go.osu.edu/cricketsandkatydids
Naturalist Series: The Many Lives of Lichens
When: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20
What: Jim Chatfield, associate professor and extension specialist, will discuss the lives of lichen, including multi-kingdom partnerships; when fungi became farmers; bioremediation; manna from heaven; caribou cuisine; natural dyes; antibiotics; and the mysteries and beauties of lichen life.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St, Canfield
Cost: Free
Register: https://go.osu.edu/livesoflichens
Naturalist Series:
Hunting Wild Mushrooms in Eastern Ohio
When: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17
What: Erika Lyon, agriculture and natural resources educator, Jefferson and Harrison counties, will cover the ecology and identification of fungi along with the basics of hunting wild mushrooms. She also will cover common fungi found in eastern Ohio.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St, Canfield, OH
Cost: Free
Register: https://go.osu.edu/wildmushrooms
Valley Grows calendar
Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Mahoning County Extension Office. Contact the extension office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538.
Plant and pest clinic hours are 9 a.m. to noon Mondays and Thursdays. Or call or stop by between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays to ask questions or drop off samples.
For a complete list of events, visit https://mahoning.osu.edu/events.
The Allegheny Alligator
When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
What: Joshua Emanuelson with the Ohio Hellbender Partnership will discuss what a hellbender is and what conservation work revolving around the state endangered amphibian is being completed.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, OH
Cost: Free
Register: http://go.osu.edu/06-14Hellbender
Botanical cards
When: 6 p.m. Wednesday
What: Join the Mahoning County Master Gardeners for the 2022 Garden Art Series. This garden art class covers at least three methods of how to press flowers onto cards, bookmarks or table lanterns.
Where: Mahoning Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20
Register: http://go.osu.edu/botanicalcards
Fall veggie gardening
When: 6 p.m. June 22
What: June is time to start thinking about starting seeds and planning for fall veggie crops. We’ll help you with the best fall veggies to grow, and how to care for them.
Where: Trumbull County Agriculture and Family Service Center, 520 W. Main St., Cortland
Cost: Free
Contact: Noelle Barnes, barnes.1127@osu.edu; no registration required
Air plant artistry
When: 6 p.m. July 27
What: Air plants are usually tiny, easy to grow and they don’t need soil. As the name implies, air plants absorb nutrients and water from the air through scales on their leaves. Learn how to make art with these adorable plants.
Where: Mahoning Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20
Register: https://go.osu.edu/07-27airplantartistry
Hypertufa container
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 9
What: Learn to make hypertufa pots that will add beauty to your landscape and last for many years.
Where: Mahoning Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20
Register: https://go.osu.edu/08-09hypertufacontainer
Concert of crickets, katydids
When: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16
What: Bird song is the first music in spring, followed by frogs and toads. But what are those sounds later in the year? Crickets and katydids take the stage for nature’s final performances of the year. Dr. Lisa Rainsong from the Cleveland Institute of Music will introduce participants to this delightful ensemble.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: Free
Register: https://go.osu.edu/cricketsandkatydids
The many lives of lichens
When: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20
What: Jim Chatfield, associate professor and extension specialist, will discuss the lives of lichen, including multikingdom partnerships; when fungi became farmers; bioremediation; manna from heaven; caribou cuisine; natural dyes; antibiotics; and the mysteries and beauties of lichen life.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St, Canfield
Cost: Free
Register: https://go.osu.edu/livesoflichens
Hunting wild mushrooms
When: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17
What: Erika Lyon, agriculture and natural resources educator, Jefferson and Harrison counties, will cover the ecology and identification of fungi along with the basics of hunting wild mushrooms. She also will cover common fungi found in eastern Ohio.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St, Canfield, OH
Cost: Free