Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Trumbull County Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact the OSU Extension Office, 520 W. Main St. Suite 1, Cortland, at 330-638-6783. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils and organic production, as well as discussions on your weeds, diseases and insects to diagnose what’s going on in your garden.
Where: Fairgreen garden, 220 Fairgreen Ave., Youngstown
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
Garden art: Air plant artistry
What: Air plants are usually tiny, easy to grow and they don’t need soil. As the name implies, air plants absorb nutrients and water from the air through scales on their leaves.
Where: Mahoning Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Register: https://go.osu.edu/07-27airplantartistry
Ohio Avenue butterfly garden tour
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils and organic production, as well as discussions on your weeds, diseases and insects to diagnose what’s going on in your garden.Where: Butterfly garden, 2203 Ohio Ave., Youngstown
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
Veggies and more — McGuffey Centre
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils and organic production, as well as discussions on your weeds, diseases and insects to diagnose what’s going on in your garden. Where: McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road, Youngstown
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
What: Learn to make hypertufa pots that will add beauty to your landscape and last for many years.
Where: Mahoning Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Register: https://go.osu.edu/08-09hypertufacontainer
Veggies and more — St. Patrick Church
What: Learn about growing practices, tips, soils and organic production, as well as discussions on your weeds, diseases and insects to diagnose what’s going on in your garden. Where: St. Pat’s, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown
Info: Call 330-533-5538 or visit go.osu.edu/veggiestour2022
A concert of crickets and katydids
What: Bird song is the first music in spring, followed by frogs and toads. But what are those sounds later in the year? Crickets and katydids take the stage for nature’s final performances of the year. Dr. Lisa Rainsong from the Cleveland Institute of Music will introduce participants to this delightful ensemble.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Register: https://go.osu.edu/cricketsandkatydids
When: 1:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays Aug. 31 to Nov. 2
What: Nature lovers who want to learn more and to use their skills at any nature center or position can earn a Certified Volunteer Naturalist certificate. Training covers everything from soils and geology to herpetology to forestry.
Where: Classroom and fieldwork locations vary. Primarily in Portage County
Info and registration: 330-296-6432 or https://go.osu.edu/ocvnportage2022
Naturalist Series: The Many Lives of Lichens
What: Jim Chatfield, associate professor and extension specialist, will discuss the lives of lichen, including multi-kingdom partnerships; when fungi became farmers; bioremediation; manna from heaven; caribou cuisine; natural dyes; antibiotics; and the mysteries and beauties of lichen life.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St, Canfield
Register: https://go.osu.edu/livesoflichens
Naturalist Series: Hunting Wild Mushrooms in Eastern Ohio
What: Erika Lyon, agriculture and natural resources educator, Jefferson and Harrison counties, will cover the ecology and identification of fungi along with the basics of hunting wild mushrooms. She also will cover common fungi found in eastern Ohio.
Where: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St, Canfield, OH
Register: https://go.osu.edu/wildmushrooms
For a complete list of events, visit https://mahoning.osu.edu/events.
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