Vintage Gardening Tips from Wheeling’s Past Kate Wietor June 6, 2022 It’s not too late to start a garden this growing season! Yes, some gardeners have been out in their gardens since March, seeding peas, carrots, and arugula, but there’s still plenty of time to get things growin...
The Backyard Chicken Keepers of Wheeling’s Past Kate Wietor April 11, 2022 The arrival of spring complicates visits to the feed store. Routine trips to pick up pet food, seeds, or a new pair of pants are suddenly made fraught by the cutest seasonal offering: chickens. The siren song o...
New Program Teaches Teens How To Farm Flowers and More Alex Panas March 22, 2022 Gardening can be a fun way for kids to learn practical life skills, and Grow Ohio Valley is giving teens ages 13- 17 the opportunity to learn every aspect of flower gardening with their latest program. ...
Come Along on a Virtual Garden Tour Phyllis Sigal September 2, 2020 Gardening -- whether for aesthetics, for vegetables or for medicinals -- goes back thousands of years. This year, in the time of the coronavirus, gardening has seen a resurgence, offering a healthy dose of beau...
‘Orchidelirium’ Reflects Adelaide Stifel’s Scientific and Artistic Talents Linda Comins August 31, 2020 The title of Oglebay Institute’s current exhibit -- “Orchidelirium” -- suggests Victorian mania, but its true inspiration draws upon a steadying influence of scientific knowledge and artistic sensibility. Th...
BYGONE COMEBACKS: Creating an Old-Fashioned Summer With the Help of Mother Nature Megan Huff August 11, 2020 Editor’s note: Have you noticed lately that bits of the past are creeping into the present? We’re gardening more, going to drive-in movies, spending time with nature, putting jigsaw puzzles together. We are fin...
Victory Gardens: Then and Now Laura Jackson Roberts May 18, 2020 There’s nothing new about the idea of victory gardens in the United States. Since World War I, Americans have taken it upon themselves during times of crisis to manage their own food supply. This monumental eff...
GROW OV Plants the Seed for Local Victory Gardens Campaign Laura Jackson Roberts May 13, 2020 As spring trickles into the Ohio Valley, most residents remain isolated in their homes. It can be difficult and frustrating, but there’s one thing we can do right now: garden. Many people are already preparing ...
Warwood Farmers Market: More Than Just Tomatoes and Potatoes Matthew Rafa September 8, 2019 If you through Warwood on a Tuesday afternoon, you might notice a gathering of canopies, food trucks and people. The green signs waving in the wind announce Farmers Market Open; however, in Warwood, a farmers m...
Eat Local This Holiday Season Weelunk Staff December 6, 2017 Thanks to the cover and shelter our high tunnel greenhouses provide, we're able to grow veggies all the way into December. As a result, Grow Ohio Valley is proud to offer holiday produce boxes f...
Betty’s Garden Diary for November 2016 Earl Nicodemus November 5, 2016 3 It is hard to believe that we started the Betty’s Garden Diary series almost a year ago and that this is our last edition already. In this installment, we will discuss some of the things that we will be doing t...
Culture and Community Growing in South Wheeling Josh Smith September 26, 2016 The city of Wheeling, W.Va. has a rich and colorful history. Wheeling was home to many prosperous businesses including iron, steel, and tobacco industries. Wheeling remains a historical city today. One group pr...
Green Thumbs Up for Wheeling’s Grow Ohio Valley Steve Novotney May 18, 2016 1 It was a difficult year, 2015 was, for Grow Ohio Valley, but not because the people in the Wheeling area haven’t responded to their efforts to supply locally grown, healthful foods. The culprit, no question,...
Ramps: Feasting on the King of Stink Laura Jackson Roberts May 5, 2016 2 It’s spring in West Virginia again. That’s a good thing, because the temperature allows me to write this outside. The grass is a soft, green carpet beneath my feet. Mason bees buzz around my stone foundation an...
Betty’s Garden Diary For April, 2016 Earl Nicodemus April 23, 2016 Betty’s Garden Diary for April 2016 Betty's Daffodils Blooming in April Spring has arrived, but it did so with a wintry blast during the end of March and first of April. We got Betty’s garden tilled before ...
Betty’s Garden Diary for March 2016 Earl Nicodemus March 14, 2016 Betty’s Garden Diary March, 2016 Spring is just around the corner! In this issue of Betty’s Garden Diary, we are going to discuss selecting a location for your garden, composting, starting bedding plants...
Betty’s Garden Diary for February 2016 Earl Nicodemus February 24, 2016 1 Betty’s Garden Diary February, 2016 Simple Soil Science for Gardeners Betty’s Garden Diary thanks Dr. Michael Nicodemus for his contributions to this edition. Dr. Nicodemus has a PhD in Forestry from Purd...
Betty’s Garden Diary: January 2016 Earl Nicodemus January 18, 2016 While this is being written, it is three degrees in West Liberty and Betty’s garden is white with snow. However, the seed catalogs that have appeared in our mailbox have brought on our annual spring fever. Even...
Betty’s Garden Diary Earl Nicodemus December 28, 2015 8 Author's Note: This is the first installment in a planned series of informational articles for Ohio Valley gardeners. We will publish one installment this month and one in January. Then the installments will be...
Mount Wood Marvel Will Not Be Overlooked Steve Novotney July 15, 2015 8 It’s been abused by vandals, and it’s crumbling with age, but the members of the Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission believe the Mount Wood Overlook can be transformed in a popular destination. The Arts Co...
