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...

The Waynedale News

Serving South & Southwest Fort Wayne


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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AROUND THE KAMPFIRE (TIPS ON LIVIN' OUTSIDE)
Written by Ray McCune   
Friday, July 29 2011
I will be leaving The Waynedale News right after this issue. I'm taking a sabbatical from newspaper writing to finish my second book of humor. Of course I won't be moving; I'll still be in the Waynedale area, attending meetings and outings with Boy Scout Troop 344 and helping with other scouting units in Waynedale but instead of writing newspaper outdoor articles, columns, and recipes I'll be arranging thirty of my latest humor columns that were published in MidWest Outdoors magazine, into chapt ... Read more...
 
DROUGHT RESISTANT GARDENING
Written by Doug Hackbarth   
Friday, July 29 2011
DROUGHT RESISTANT GARDENINGWith the recent lack of rain and extreme drought conditions, it might be necessary to take a look at what you can do to make gardening an easier chore for next year. Many plants are drought resistant (but not drought proof) which simply means that during a drought you may only need to water once every or every other week to keep your plants alive. This extra dry weather has most people's grass turning brown, almost to the point of dead. Watering during times of drought may be a little different ... Read more...
 
KAMPFIRE KOOKIN’ WILD THANGS
Written by Ray McCune   
Friday, July 29 2011
MINCED VENISON(Use ground beef if deer meat is not available) 30 lbs. ground venison3 lbs. chopped onions2 lb. 4 oz. (2 ¼ qt.) general all-purpose flour19 lb. 2 oz. (2 ¼ gallon) canned crushed tomatoes1 oz. (1/4 cup) Ground Mace OR Ground Nutmeg (optional)2 oz. (3tbsp.) salt2 tbsp. black pepper1/2 gal. water Cook beef with onion until beef loses its pink color, stirring to break apart. Drain off excess fat. Sprinkle flour over beef and continue cooking until flour is absorbed. Add tomatoes, m ... Read more...
 
WAYNEDALE OUTDOORS Q & A
Written by {ga=ben-indawoods}   
Friday, July 29 2011
Q – I hear a lot about wild boar in some surrounding states; do we have wild boar in Indiana?A – Yes, and the wild hogs are posing an environmental threat in Indiana. By following the law we can help control them.In order to help control and reduce environmentally destructive wild hog populations in Indiana, regulations were passed by the Indiana Natural Resource Commission in November 2010. The regulations include the following:It is illegal for a person to import or possess a live wild hog in ... Read more...
 
SCOUTING SMOKE SIGNALS
Written by Boy Scouts of America - Anthony Wayne Area Council   
Friday, July 29 2011
Dear Scouting Families, Since January 1996, Janice Heniser has worked tirelessly in our Scout Shop, helping Scouts find uniforms, unit leaders find the patches and pins they need, and parents and grandparents find Christmas gifts for Scouts and recognition items for their Eagle Scouts. Janice has dedicated countless hours working at Council Camporees, University of Scouting, and many other events where she would take our Scout Store so Scouts and Scouters could shop more conveniently. Please ... Read more...
 
AROUND THE KAMPFIRE (TIPS ON LIVIN' OUTSIDE)
Written by Ray McCune   
Friday, July 15 2011
WHAT KIND OF CAMPFIRE DO YOU NEED/WANT? In the Boy Scout Handbook they show several kinds or types of fires you can build. Each has a purpose: easy to build, ceremonial purposes, signaling, lazy man's way, cooking, and etc. Determine what your campfire is supposed to do before you start gathering fire building material. It also helps to keep the weather in mind before you light that first match. Some examples are: Tee Pee Fire: Lay down your fire starting material (leaves, paper, etc) and buil ... Read more...
 
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