Apple Tree Selection Assistance

– Christine Gelley, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Noble County OSU Extension

January is a common month where gardeners with cabin fever start itching to garden and thumbing through seed and nursery catalogs. Once you start browsing all the options on the market of things to grow from vegetables to fruits to flowers, it is astonishing how many different varieties of plants there are to choose from. Even just narrowing it down to your favorite green bean variety can take up an afternoon!

A common type of fruit crop that often comes up in my interactions with landowners is apples. Sometimes the landowner already has apple trees growing and needs help with management and sometimes they are starting fresh and wondering what to plant. The latter is easier for me to provide advice. Today I will share some of that advice with you.

It is important to note that like many parts of Ohio, Noble County soils tend to be heavy and don’t provide ideal drainage for fruit trees, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grow them successfully!  You will want to Continue reading

POLLINATOR PROGRAM OFFERED AT WAGNALL’S

Do you have a New Year’s Resolution to spend more time in your garden? Want to attract more bees and butterflies to your garden? What plants will help me to do that?  Are some plants better than others to plant to attract pollinators in the garden?  Want to learn more about the Power of Pollinators in your garden?  Make plans now to attend Gardening for Beauty, Bees and Butterflies Master Gardener Program on Tuesday January 24, 2023 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at  Wagnall’s Memorial Library, 150 E. Columbus Street, Lithopolis, OH 43136.  This program is free and open to all interested gardeners and their friends. Program will be presented by Fairfield County Master Gardeners Dana Raines and Kay Sargent in conjunction with Wagnall’s Adult Garden Club.    Please call the Wagnall’s Library at 614-837- 4765 to reserve your seat today!!

Please note the Beauty, Bee and Butterflies Program will be repeated on Saturday January 28, 2023 from 10:00 to 11:30 am with the Wagnall’s Teen Garden Club. Please call the Wagnall’s Library 614-837-4765 to reserve your seat for the Saturday, January 28 program too!  Presented by Fairfield County Master Gardeners Dana Raines and Kay Sargent in conjunction with Wagnall’s Teen Garden Club