planting

Many ginseng collectors plant seeds of the endangered medical herb in the Pennsylvanian forests where they collect it, but that could have both positi...

CAMP HILL — Locally grown sweet corn will be available at farm markets in some regions of Pennsylvania, while harvest in northern regions of the state...

COUDERSPORT — Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with the P...

DUKE CENTER — Students at Otto-Eldred Junior/Senior High School had a day of hands-on learning during a natural resource management program Monday tha...

DuBOIS — During the week of May 10-14, Penn Highlands Healthcare will plant a tree at each of their nine facility locations to honor those who lost th...

DCNR FOCUSES ON FORESTS: Over the past few years, DCNR has put a renewed focus on streamside forests, or the implementation of riparian forest buffers...

Over the course of this month and next, my travels will take me to a secluded hollow free from interruptions. A place to unwind some may say, yet whil...

GROWING BEANS, PART 2: Beans benefit from soil that has been mixed with a bit of compost. After planting, mulch the ground surface to preserve soil mo...

BUFFERS: The Penn State Extension has written a reminder to take care of riparian buffers. As spring starts to warm the air, it also warms the water a...

Last week, more than a dozen college students, walked slowly back and forth in huge sunken sand pits at the Bradford Sanitary Authority planting reeds...

An old reverting field on our camp property supports a number of apple trees along with three pear trees. Come fall the pear trees are the first to dr...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — Throughout nearly 30 years of employment at St. Bonaventure University, Bob Worthington helped to enhance the St. Bonaventure experie...

Earth Day serves as an annual reminder that the rural beauty of this region is not something to take for granted. It takes effort on the part of those...

Cheryl Harris of Abbott Road in Bradford took advantage of Monday's warm, dry temperatures to plant a few spring bulbs near her and her husband, Ed's,...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — While warm weather was reluctant to visit the area last week, it didn’t deter staff at Canticle Farm from spring planting and announc...

SMETHPORT — A free Streamside Stewardship workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 20 in Turtlepoint. Anyone with a stream on their property ...

PLANTS: A little sun can go a long way to make you forget your fear of perpetual winter. We woke up to frost Monday morning, but today we’re forecaste...

COUDERSPORT — Three events will be held this month and next to offer opportunities to learn more about weed, insect and other pest management. A Potte...

ARBOR DAY: The Arbor Day Foundation was quite busy this year, appearing for events across the country on Friday in honor of the tree-planting celebrat...

PLANTING: After reading Friday’s column, Bob Rusiewski of St. Marys updated us on how some of his vegetables grew in 2016 and shared a little of his v...