Gardening

There's a HUGE Plant Sale coming up this Saturday from 9 in the morning until 4 Saturday afternoon down at Hardware Hank's here in Shelby. This Saturday's Plant Sale supports the RECC's program...Regional Early Childhood Centers. The plants consist of mostly vegetable plants like squash, pumpkins, peppers, cucumber, broccoli, cabbage, & tomatoes. On...

,I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby this evening (Tuesday) to share more Montana History & we should be wrapping up Gildford/Montana author Russell B. Crites tome, "The Long___Awakening," it's been a truly fun & quite & unique read. Crite's "T...

Everything old is new again, & Tall Todd & his custom harvester guys are no exception. Todd & his crew are down in Vernon, Texas. The move down there last week was long & full of detours, with 1 taking them east from Sheridan, Wyoming, towards the Black Hills where over a foot of snow was dumped. East of Gillet...

It's all about WATER this weekend under our Big "Wet: Sky.We're enjoying the here in ther Golden Triangle this weekend with daytime high temperatures in the 50's & overnight low's down into the mid 30's. The Shelby Junior Track Meet scheduled for today (Saturday) has been CANCELLED... ...

,He's Gildford, Montana writer/author Russell B. Crites & we're all enjoying Russell's tome, "The Long____Awakening", Tuesday nights during Montana History up at the Marias Heritage Center. I'll report there tonight (Tuesday) at 6 o'clock SHARP to continue on with this Montana tale of woe & despair..& .not...

It's Ray Frost's homesteader shack on the barren Montana prairie,s & it's a sight for sore eyes. Even the "Ray-Man's" recently arrived mail order bride isn't too impressed as we continue with Gildford, Montana author Russell B. Crites' book, "The Long___Awakening" up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. I'...

Good news for our Shelby residents...Spring has sprung AND the Senior Gardens located across from Crossroads Housing has garden spots available NOW. For more information, call 460 3042. As ol' Bob Morris used to say, "Can You Dig It." Bob said a lot of other stuff too, but when I write a Puffman Blog, I try to remember tha,t "The key to a good blog is brevity...

The Shelby Community Garden has plots available for the season. individuals and families can rent a 10' x 20' space for just $20. The garden has tools and hoses available for you to use, and water is provided. You provide the seeds and/or seedlings of your choice and you are responsible for keeping your plot tended until harvest...

When is Earth Day in the United States? April 22 is the date most commonly acknowledged as Earth Day in the United States and, increasingly, in other parts of the world. The Earth Day that falls on April 22 each year began in 1970 as a nationwide teach-in about the environment, which was conceived by U...

Spring IS here & there's going to be a Community Barbecue tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon in the Chester City Park. It's sure to go full tilt as we all come together to celebrate SPRING. The Sunday Spring Fun Barbecue Celebration kicks off at 12:30 SHARP tomorrow afternoon in Chester City Park. Do...

The following is from Kari Lewis, Glacier County Extension  Agent: Glacier County Extension will be featuring two free and outstanding workshops at the Courthouse Annex on April 14 and April 16, 2015.  The April 14 workshop will begin at 12:30 p...

MSU EXTENSION AgALERT: High numbers of woolly bear caterpillars have been reported in a Chouteau County wheat field. Woollybear larvae are members of the moth family Arctiidae, also referred to as Tiger moths. They feed on grasses late in the fall and early in the spring...