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By Dick Fehrenbacher, Master Gardener of Hamilton County Beets are from pre-historic times along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. They became very popular in France and Germany. Beets are high in sugar content but low in calories. Beet powder is used as a coloring [...] Many annuals, herbs and vegetables are easy and fairly quick to grow from seed with minimum amount of equipment. Some vegetable seeds are sown directly into the ground (i.e., carrots) while others are started off in seed trays in the house or greenhouse and then transferred to either the veggie patch [...] By Dick Fehrenbacher The table below provides guidelines for planting seeds based on an average last frost date of April 19 and first frost date of October 21 (Zone 7). Some cool weather plants can be planted in the fall (see the Fall Gardening post). The dates for planting seeds are averages; buying [...] Come visit the Master Gardeners of Hamilton County’s exhibit at the first “Healthy Living Expo” in Chattanooga at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Friday, October 1st and Saturday, October 2nd. This 2-day event will feature all aspects of Healthy Living with an estimated 100 exhibitors providing interactive exhibits and demonstrations. The Master Gardeners will be answering [...] Title: Crabtree Farms Fall Festival and Plant Sale Description: Chattanooga’s urban education and research farm is holding its annual Fall Festival and Plant Sale on September 18. If you haven’t started your fall vegetables, this is a great opportunity to purchase plants and support the farm’s [...] Groundcovers and Lawns: After a tough summer, what do you need to do to revive that sun-scorched turf? First, take a look at your fertilization schedule. Remember that cool-season lawns need fertilizer when temperatures are cooler (i.e. spring and fall). In fact, if you can only fertilize once a year – do it in the fall. [...] Title: Chattanooga Area Food Bank Fall Planting Workshops Have your tomatoes and other summer crops let you down by failing to produce anything but caterpillars and dead or moldy leaves? Do you get a sad feeling when you look at your vegetable garden in its parched and sun-scorched state? It may be time to pull out your spring and summer garden and prepare [...] To Prune or Not to Prune At this time of year, hydrangea blossoms are fading and the plants can look “leggy” and even spindly. The UT Extension agents passed along an informative post written by Ken Tilt of Auburn University on pruning hydrangeas in mid-summer. You can read the full post here. The bottom line is, [...] In part 2 of this tomatoes series, there are other tomato fruit problems that have nothing to do with fungus, bacteria or other diseases. Some are avoidable by following recommendations in the UT Extension publication on tomato gardening. The good news is while your tomatoes won’t look ready to sell at market or win a [...] |
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