Boone County Purdue Extension, 1300 East 100 South, Lebanon, IN 46052
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765-482-0750
Boone County, Indiana
Early Summer Garden Tips
With so many first-time vegetable gardeners this year I want to provide some tips on issues to look out for and practices to help your garden during the early portion of summer. Tomatoes: Tomatoes are the most popular… Read More
GARDENING: A Guide for Community Gardens during the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 25, 2020 https://extension.purdue.edu/article/36666 Community gardens offer many benefits — gardening knowledge, social bonding and, most importantly, the increased production and consumption of nutritious, fresh and locally grown fruits and vegetables. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, people may be unsure… Read More
Sunflower Head-Clipping Weevil
At a recent Master Gardener meeting, Susan Kovach asked if anyone had the problem of purple coneflowers having their flower heads almost cut off and left hanging toward the ground. Four summers ago I noticed this problem in… Read More
Tomato Leaf Spots
I’ve been surprised – and gratified – at how few calls I’ve received about tomatoes this year. Let’s face it, this has been as lousy a year for growing them as it has been for most other crops…. Read More
Black Walnut Harvesting Video
Do you have Black Walnut trees? Would you like to put the nuts to good use? If so, there are techniques for getting the ground around your trees ready for easier harvest. In the imbedded video, one of… Read More
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Posted: October 16, 2020 by Holly Catron
Indiana Winter Farmers’ Markets
By Holly Catron, Boone County Master Gardener Have you experienced an Indiana winter farmers’ market? Here is an opportunity to address food insecurity and improve nutrition in our communities. We moved to Fishers in February, two years ago…. Read More