CHOOSING SWEET POTATOES
Friday, May 18 2012
Sweet potatoes, unlike regular potatoes cannot tolerate cold weather and therefore are never available until around the Mother's Day season. Sweet potatoes are easy to grow as they prefer "bad" soil, compact and dry, are just fine. Sweet potatoes... Read more...
GENE STRATTON-PORTER STATE HISTORIC SITE OFFERS WILDFLOWER WALK
Friday, May 04 2012
Enjoy beautiful wildflowers and a delicious brunch at the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site on Saturday, May 5, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Take a stroll through the beautiful Wildflower Woods and adjacent Sower's Woods as site staff... Read more...
I THINK IT’S TIME - SPRING GARDENING
Friday, May 04 2012
The weather forecast is finally what we have all been waiting for. The lows are high and the highs are perfect. The recent warm/hot weather of early March was simply ridiculous. Now, even though it may be a little bit early still, the forecast is... Read more...
PRUNE AFTER FLOWERING
Friday, April 20 2012
It seems like I keep harping about the same old thing, must you need to prune your flowering shrubs just as soon as they are finished blooming. Forsythia, magnolia, azaleas and some early rhododendron have already bloomed and now is the only time of... Read more...
BOYS OF FALL BACK IN PADS
Friday, April 20 2012
After several practices in 'pro pads', the University of Saint Francis donned full pads for full contact practice recently at Bishop D'Arcy Stadium and engaged in a spirited workout for nearly two hours. Mostly sunny, dry weather prevailed for last... Read more...
ELIMINATING BROADLEAF WEEDS
Friday, April 06 2012
Most of the questions that are coming my way are about weeds growing in the yard and how to get rid of them. Pulling and digging is maybe alright for a small area but getting down to the root, literally is another matter. Most broadleaf weeds... Read more...
SEED POTATOES
Friday, March 23 2012
It is agreed that buying certified seed potatoes is best to help avoid any potato diseases or viruses that could be present in regular store-bought potatoes. These viral problems can get established in your garden soil and cause problems to re-occur... Read more...
HOME COUNTRY: GARDEN CATALOGS
Friday, March 23 2012
The garden catalogs start coming out when the snow is too deep to even find dirt. But we don't care. This is a catalog time of year, a time for making plans and figuring out how to do something even better than we did last year. There in the fishing... Read more...
SHAMROCKS (OXALIS)
Friday, March 09 2012
St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner so many of you will be looking to buy a shamrock plant, i.e. oxalis plant. Oxalis is grown from tiny bulbuls, which rapidly re-develop underground and continue to grow year after year, making it a... Read more...
HOME COUNTRY: WASHBOARD
Friday, March 09 2012
Life is kinda like a corrugated, washboard ranch road, I believe. Give anything enough time and experience and warts and scars and grooves will get worn in it. The down times and the up times, and the way they tend to alternate can lead to a... Read more...

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Waynedale Outdoors

Enjoy outdoors activities like gardening, camping, hiking and more? This section is for you! These articles contain the latest local outdoors news and entertainment from around the Waynedale (Fort Wayne), Indiana area.

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CHOOSING SWEET POTATOES
Written by Doug Hackbarth   
Friday, May 18 2012
CHOOSING SWEET POTATOESSweet potatoes, unlike regular potatoes cannot tolerate cold weather and therefore are never available until around the Mother's Day season. Sweet potatoes are easy to grow as they prefer "bad" soil, compact and dry, are just fine. Sweet potatoes can actually be grown in large containers such as a bushel basket or any old pot you may have in storage. After the potato has grown to maturity, simply tip the pot over and get your potatoes. The favorite sweet potato variety by most of my customers i ... Read more...
 
GENE STRATTON-PORTER STATE HISTORIC SITE OFFERS WILDFLOWER WALK
Friday, May 04 2012
Enjoy beautiful wildflowers and a delicious brunch at the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site on Saturday, May 5, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Take a stroll through the beautiful Wildflower Woods and adjacent Sower's Woods as site staff showcases the wide array of native wildflowers that take center stage here every spring. After the walk, enjoy a delicious locally-prepared brunch. Native wildflowers are very important in preserving the natural history of Indiana. Many of the flowers t ... Read more...
 
I THINK IT’S TIME - SPRING GARDENING
Written by Doug Hackbarth   
Friday, May 04 2012
I THINK IT’S TIME - SPRING GARDENING  The weather forecast is finally what we have all been waiting for. The lows are high and the highs are perfect. The recent warm/hot weather of early March was simply ridiculous. Now, even though it may be a little bit early still, the forecast is great. You might want to be a bit cautious about any really big gardening projects but it is certainly time to do some container gardening. I am going to be placing potted gardens outside all around my house and business. This is a very safe way to get ... Read more...
 
PRUNE AFTER FLOWERING
Written by Doug Hackbarth   
Friday, April 20 2012
PRUNE AFTER FLOWERINGIt seems like I keep harping about the same old thing, must you need to prune your flowering shrubs just as soon as they are finished blooming. Forsythia, magnolia, azaleas and some early rhododendron have already bloomed and now is the only time of the year when they can be pruned without cutting off their flowers for next year. The way it works is like this: the winter cold weather sets the flower buds that bloom in the spring. After they bloom is the only time in which you have the opportunit ... Read more...
 
BOYS OF FALL BACK IN PADS
Written by Bill Scott, USF Information Director   
Friday, April 20 2012
After several practices in 'pro pads', the University of Saint Francis donned full pads for full contact practice recently at Bishop D'Arcy Stadium and engaged in a spirited workout for nearly two hours. Mostly sunny, dry weather prevailed for last Friday's practice followed by another full pads practice a week ago Saturday morning. It was a good chance for USF Head Coach Kevin Donley to see what the returnees as well as several new transfers had learned in a short period of time. Donley and ... Read more...
 
ELIMINATING BROADLEAF WEEDS
Written by Doug Hackbarth   
Friday, April 06 2012
ELIMINATING BROADLEAF WEEDSMost of the questions that are coming my way are about weeds growing in the yard and how to get rid of them. Pulling and digging is maybe alright for a small area but getting down to the root, literally is another matter. Most broadleaf weeds multiply in the root system making them very difficult to simply dig up. Any part of the root remaining will just grow into another weed. Absolutely the easiest and most effective way to get rid of unwanted weeds is by using liquid or granular weed killers. ... Read more...
 
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