Lots of Ohioans started gardening this spring, some for the very first time, possibly including you. In a time of pandemic and staying at home, gardening gets you out into fresh air and sunshine, keeps you socially distanced, and yields healthy food for your family.
Call it, yes, a victory garden—one that stretches your food budget, limits your time in the grocery store, and helps ease the strain on food supply chains.
So how, now that your garden is growing, can you keep it strong all summer long?
Tim McDermott, an agriculture and natural resources educator with CFAES’ OSU Extension outreach arm who runs the Growing Franklin food-growing blog, shares his top six tips, especially for beginners.
On Wednesday, Nov. 13, you can walk and talk with CFAES experts and learn about trees and how to sustain them—as well as just enjoy the trees’ colors. 
You can learn about all you can grow in a school garden, especially good fresh food and student learning, at a 
So, if you see a giant pumpkin this fall, and are inspired to try to grow one in spring, check out these 
See the fall colors—and the still-busy bees and butterflies, too—when CFAES’ Secrest Arboretum in Wooster holds a Guided Autumn and Pollinator Walk at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16. Admission is free and open to the public. 
It’s time to have “the talk” about plants. CFAES’ Secrest Arboretum in Wooster hosts a workshop called “How Plants Mate” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Thursday, May 23.
CFAES’ Secrest Arboretum has never had its own visitor center before—until now.