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Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact:
• OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
• OSU Trumbull County Extension Office, 520 W. Main St. Suite 1, Cortland. 330-638-6783. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Plant and Pest Clinic
You can submit your questions by calling the Mahoning County office at 330-533-5538 or emailing us at mahoningclinic@osu.edu.
Please attach photos and add any information that would help research your plant and pest questions. The clinic is open April through October, Monday and Thursday 9 a.m. to noon. Walk-ins are welcome.
Veggies & More Tour
WHAT: Learn about growing practices, helpful tips, soils, organic production and more. Bring a lawn chair for seating and a notepad. Don't forget your weeds, disease and insects -- we'll diagnose what's going on in your garden, too!
WHEN: 6 p.m. Monday
WHERE: Flying High, 100 Broadway Ave., Youngstown.
MORE INFORMATION: http://go.osu.edu/veggiestour
Morning with the Masters
WHAT: Is this soil any good?
WHEN: 11 a.m. Aug. 5
WHERE: Campbell Library, 436 Struthers-Coitsville Road, Lowellville.
Vermiculture 101
WHAT: Join OSU Extension Mahoning County and The Mahoning County Green Team to learn the basics of vermicomposting. Discover how composting worms turn food scraps into nutrient-rich compost, how to set up and maintain a worm bin and what worms should (and shouldn’t) eat. Participants will receive a bin to take home and start composting right away.
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Aug. 5
WHERE: OSU Extension-Mahoning, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield.
HOW MUCH: $10