Home and Garden Briefs for Nov. 4, 2022 | Journal-news

Woodlands Stewards seminar set for Tuesday

MARTINSBURG — The November WV Woodland Stewards seminar will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

 At this seminar, speakers will go over: 

• Firewood techniques and strategies 

• New reserve: 10,000 times in the woods 

• Trends in WV forests 

• New carbon system: Working trees 

 To register, go to:  

https://wvu.zoom.us/conference/sign-up/tJMsfuqrrTgoGdWgrsHEutqWOxUukemA8o10 

For far more details, contact Dave McGill at [email protected] or simply call 304-293-5930

Orchard IPM Workshop established for Wednesday

KEARNEYSVILLE — Orchard IPM Workshop has been permitted for 7 credits in the private applicator, 1 (Agricultural Plant Pest Control), 11 (Demonstration and Research), and 12 (Pesticide storage and distribution) groups. The workshop will be held at Tree Fruit Research and Training Middle, 67 Apple Harvest Lane, Kearneysville from 1-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9.

Registration is no cost but demanded to assistance prepare the occasion. To sign up, e mail Heather Grimes, [email protected] with the adhering to information: identify, pesticide license range and company or county. Head counts are needed by noon on Monday, Nov. 7.

West Virginia Ladies in Agriculture Meeting established for Nov. 18-19

DANIELS — The yearly West Virginia Females in Agriculture Convention supplies exploration-dependent and useful educational possibilities for agribusiness women of all ages though fostering networking and leadership growth. Workshops aim on the 5 parts of chance administration and output enterprises. Farm excursions spotlight profitable functions and supply alternatives for contributors to find out from other’s experiences. The conference rotates each year to exhibit the range of agricultural enterprises throughout West Virginia.

The 2022 Ladies in Agriculture Convention will consider area on Nov. 18-19. Program to show up at this year at the Vacation resort at Glade Springs in Daniels, West Virginia. Keynote Speaker is Michele Payn.

For a lot more information and to sign up go to: https://extension.wvu.edu/conferences/wia.

Minimal-tension stockmanship and cattle handling devices system set for Nov. 19

BERRYVILLE, Va. — A minimal-stress stockmanship and cattle managing techniques program is getting offered by their colleagues in Virginia. Low-anxiety cattle handling approaches and techniques, cattle handling process kinds and factors for little-scale operations, and chute aspect protection will be covered. The plan will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Audley Farm in Berryville, with lunch and beverages provided. Sign up for this function with Cory Childs at [email protected] For far more facts, make contact with Corey Childs at 540-635-4549.

Backyard Recommendations

• Plant limited-day onions in chilly frames

• Remove stakes and trellises.

• Mulch carrots for winter use.

• Fertilize underneath deciduous trees and shrubs.

• Turn compost.

• Water trees and shrubs extensively if drop has been dry.

• Remove diseased plant debris from garden.

• Remember Daylight Conserving Time Finishes on Sunday. Change your clocks again an hour.