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U-Pick Farms and Orchards
Always smart to call or verify through website link (highlighted if available) to confirm before you go! U pick areas can be closed due to weather, crop loss, coverage or staffing.
Cache County
Paradise Valley Orchard – Apples, pumpkins, raspberries, rhubarb, winter squash, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from [...]

Some thoughts about growing cucumbers gathered over the years…..
Cucumbers will produce good fruits fairly easy if you follow a couple of basics. First, they are not frost tolerant – must be planted when soil temps are 60+ for best germination. The second is that the soil must also be well fertilized and deeply as cucumbers [...]

Capsicum Success! I made a batch of the hot pepper spray and have good news for us organic type gardeners. The capsicum spray worked wonders for the bluelake bush and garden beans coming up. It also appears to have some effect on hollyhock weevils. It was pretty effortless to make – [...]

ANNUAL “Art in the Garden” CELEBRATION
June 17th Noon-8:00 pm Join us in the Ogden Botanical Gardens to commemorate 16 wonderful years as a treasured spot in Ogden. Discover what is happening, visit the demonstration gardens and arboretum, enjoy a tour conducted by a Master Gardener, along with music, art, and much more.
This free community [...]

Do we dare even think it? Could it really be? Has spring come to stay – or will it be its usual fickle self. If you have lived in our little four letter state for very long, you know it will be the latter. Our weather, well they have several sayings [...]

There are lots of organic ways to discourage ants from being in an area you prefer them not to be. The first is a list of suggested deterrents, the second is elimination. To remove the food or other source of attractant is the first step. You can discourage additional visits by destroying [...]

Fall Gardening WrapUp
Fall is a special season to gardeners… Its a busy and rewarding time for those of us who “do dirt”. Time to enjoy the last of the fresh tomatoes, dig the potatoes and horseradish, put up or can whatever the family likes or uses the most of during winter. Pick [...]

It was a tricky tomato year locally. The old adage of plant on Memorial Day just didn’t give tomatoes enough time. I purchased small starts in early April – 3 different tomatoes, one Celebrity, one Early Girl and one Better Boy. They were all hybrid and all indeterminate. I transplanted them [...]

Seen one of these sapsuckers? I’ll bet you have never seen ONE! They (like borg) are aphids – they are so prolific, that you will NEVER see one – they come in groups, swarms or infestations… The good news is they are fairly easy to deter. Left unattended, they will literally suck [...]

Why Compost?
There are so many good reasons to compost – the major goal of basic composting is to reduce the amount of solid waste you generate. By reducing solid waste, you will save space in municipal landfills, which will ultimately saves you tax money. Now, there’s a good reason to go “green”. Start with [...]