TUESDAY EVENING TV LISTINGS
TUESDAY EVENING TV LISTINGS
Method leads to October veggies
By the time August comes around, I’m usually pulling things out of the garden and feeling blue because next spring is so far away. Last year, however, I learned about succession planting, and it changed my outlook on gardening. I already knew about cold weather crops that are planted in late ...
‘Bring One, Take One’ plant exchange returns
The East Liverpool Garden Club was having a plant sale in 2022 and Merabeth Pinky Steffan, Master Gardener Volunteer, happened to be there. She was so inspired she decided to pioneer the first plant sale for the Ohio State University Master Gardener Volunteer’s Extension Program to go along ...
Valley Grows Calendar
Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact: • OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • OSU Trumbull County Extension Office, 520 W. Main St. Suite 1, Cortland. 330-638-6783. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Plant and Pest Clinic You can submit your questions by calling the Mahoning County office at 330-533-5538 or emailing us at ...
Being needed isn’t the same as being valued
DEAR ANNIE: I am the person everyone in my family calls when they need something. I babysit, drive relatives to appointments, host holidays and lend money when someone is in a bind. I rarely complain because I love my family and want to be helpful. A few weeks ago, my sister called me in a panic because her babysitter canceled before an important work dinner. I had already made plans with a friend, but I canceled them and drove 40 minutes to watch her children. I stayed until nearly midnight and even cleaned up the kitchen before I left. Not long afterward, I had a medical procedure ...
Cleaning screened-in porch with mop works
DEAR HELOISE: The cottonwood trees are busy shedding at this time of year. My husband and I have a screened-in porch. He’d spend hours and use up lots of lake water when washing the screens after the shedding was done. When he passed away, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to do this task as he did for numerous reasons. So, I found a regular old dust mop, and I used it to wipe down the screens. It was a great deal quicker and much more efficient method than using water and a hose. — Sally, in Fort Wayne, Indiana DEAR HELOISE: I had to write in response to this statement from the ...