Gardening

It's all about the community...OUR community! Like all of us, the Shelby Community Garden folks are looking forward to spring, & they'll will be meeting tonight (Tuesday) out at the Marias River Electric Conference Room at 7 o'clock SHARP. Th...

They're Gary & Becky (she was an Ihnen) & they farm 32 miles east of Brady in the northwest corner of Choteau County in an area north of "The Knees." known as the Ashmoor Community. Montana Agriculture Appreciation is going on this month (March) & the Gollehons are certainly an example of today's modern Montana farmer. Gary's gre...

There's a Spring Fundraiser tonight (Saturday) for the Nash Coffman Family. The Dutton/Brady Grow Club is putting it on & there'll be activities for young & old alike. There's a Fun Night over at the school for the kids AND an Adults Night at the Legion. This e...

Think green AND think spring! The Glacier County Extension is putting on a Potato & Herb Growing Workshop tomorrow night (Thursday) in the Glacier County Courthouse Annex. You're invited to join Glacier County Extension & local Level 3 Master Gardener, Connie Olson, for an evening of gardening FUN & learning. Tomorrow n...

POTATO & HERB GROWING WORKSHOP Thursday, March 5, 7-9pm at the Glacier County Courthouse Annex, Cut Bank. Join Glacier County Extension and Level 3 Master Gardener Connie Olson for an evening of gardening fun and learning. Topics include building a potato growing box, selecting potato varieties, and starting an herb garden indoors. Co...

There's going to be a march & candlelight vigil tonight (Thursday) down in Gardiner to show "buff-love" for Valentine's Day. The organizers are raising awareness for the Yellowstone wild buffalo herds. Stephany Seay with the Buffalo Field Campaign says hundreds of the animals are killed each year just for moving beyond the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park, & her group want

Montana State University Extension will be hosting a Master Gardener Level 1 Training in Shelby.  This is an 8 week course lasting from March 2 to April 21.  All classes will be held form 6-8 p.m. at Marias River Electric in Shelby. Master Gardener trainings are for beginning to intermediate gardeners and cover a wide range of subjects related to horticulture to help you become more familiar with

COMMENTS SOUGHT, HEARING SCHEDULED The Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend Administrative Rule 4.12.113 pertaining to Apiary registration fees.  The amendments increase the new beekeeper registration fee from $10 to $20 and increase the site registration fee from $15 to $19/site...

BOZEMAN – Big Sky Small Acres: Rural Living in Montana, a magazine produced triannually by Montana State University Extension for busy landowners and backyard enthusiasts, is now available for free online. The magazine, which has been in circulation since 2008, features practical articles on topics including weed and water management, horticulture, wildlife and habitat, insects and pests and more.

I mentioned earlier this week on my Puffman Blog that I would be passing along a "Look Back" at the monthly precipitation totals from the Knees area for 2014...& away we go!  January last year recorded 1.01, February 0.21, March 1.46, April 1.54,...

The Precipitation Report from the Knees for the month of December has been officially released & the total precip for last month (December) was .75. A "trace" of snow was recorded on December 5th, 6th, 7th, 20th, 30th, & the 31st. December 14th showed .04 whil...

The Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center is looking for stored grain pests in order to initiate a research program on non-toxic bio-rational control measures for these pests. If you have stored grain pests & would like to contribute to this research program, please contact Brian Thompson at 278 7707. I'...