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.
Fairgreen Neighborhood garden tour
When: 6 p.m. today
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils and 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
Garden art: Air plant artistry
When: 6 p.m. Wednesday
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 tour
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 1
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils and 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/veggiestour2022
Veggies and more — McGuffey Centre
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 8
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils and organic production, as well as discussions on your weeds, diseases and insects to diagnose what’s going on in your garden. Where: McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road, Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
Garden art: 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
Veggies and more — St. Patrick Church
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 15
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils and organic production, as well as discussions on your weeds, diseases and insects to diagnose what’s going on in your garden. Where: St. Pat’s, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
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
Certified volunteer naturalist training
When: 1:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays Aug. 31 to Nov. 2
What: Nature lovers who want to learn more and to use their skills at any nature center or position can earn a Certified Volunteer Naturalist certificate. Training covers everything from soils and geology to herpetology to forestry.
Where: Classroom and fieldwork locations vary. Primarily in Portage County
Cost: $225.
Info and registration: 330-296-6432 or https://go.osu.edu/ocvnportage2022
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.
Wednesdays in the Garden —
Hostas Galore!
When: 6 p.m. Wednesday
What: Hostas are the perfect plant for the shade. There are more hostas than most gardeners can count, along with fantastic varigations and colors. Learn which are best for this area.
Where: Trumbull County Agriculture and Family Service Center, 520 W. Main St., Cortland
Cost: Free
Info: Contact Noelle Barnes at barnes.1127@osu.edu
Veggies and More Tour —
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. Bring a lawn chair and a notepad.
Where: Flying High GROW, 100 Broadway Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
Veggies and More Tour —
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. Bring a lawn chair and a notepad.
Where: Dorothy Day House, 620 Belmont Ave. Drive, Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
Wednesdays in the Garden —
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
Veggies and More Tour —
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. Bring a lawn chair and a notepad.
Where: Fairgreen garden, 220 Fairgreen Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
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 Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Cost: $20
Register: https://go.osu.edu/07-27airplantartistry
Veggies and More Tour —
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. Bring a lawn chair and a notepad.
Where: Butterfly garden, 2203 Ohio Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
Veggies and More Tour — McGuffey Centre
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 8
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. Bring a lawn chair and a notepad.
Where: McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road, Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
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
Veggies and More Tour — St. Patrick Church
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 15
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. Bring a lawn chair and a notepad.
Where: St. Pat’s, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
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
Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist Training
When: 1:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays Aug. 31 to Nov. 2
What: Nature lovers who want to learn more and to use their skills at any nature center or position can earn a Certified Volunteer Naturalist certificate. Training covers everything from soils and geology to herpetology to forestry.
Where: Classroom and fieldwork locations vary. Primarily in Portage County
Cost: $225.
Info and registration: 330-296-6432 or https://go.osu.edu/ocvnportage2022
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
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 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.
For a complete list of events, visit https://mahoning.osu.edu/events.
Hostas galore!
When: 6 p.m. Wednesday
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/veggiestour2022
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. Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
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. Bring a lawn chair and a notepad.
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. 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
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. Bring a lawn chair and a notepad.
Where: Butterfly garden, 2203 Ohio Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
McGuffey Centre
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 8
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. Bring a lawn chair and a notepad.
Where: McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road, Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
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
St. Patrick Church
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 15
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. Bring a lawn chair and a notepad.
Where: St. Pat’s, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown
Cost: Free
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
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
Volunteer
naturalist
training
When: 1:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays Aug. 31 to Nov. 2
What: Nature lovers who want to learn more and to use their skills at any nature center or position can earn a Certified Volunteer Naturalist certificate. Training covers everything from soils and geology to herpetology to forestry.
Where: Classroom and fieldwork locations vary. Primarily in Portage County
Cost: $225.
Info and registration: 330-296-6432 or https://go.osu.edu/ocvnportage2022
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
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
Register: https://go.osu.edu/wildmushrooms
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