Bainbridge Community Garden

05/17/2026

here is another good idea for your garden.

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05/06/2026

Transform your yard into a thriving wildlife sanctuary!

Join us on Monday, May 11 at 5:30 PM at the Northside Branch for a special adult program featuring a member of the Wild Ones South Central Ohio Chapter. Learn about native plants and discover how even small changes to your lawn can support pollinators like butterflies and bees.

04/25/2026

This is the reason we are seeing spring has arrived early this year. I had several farmers tell me when Easter is early so is spring. Easter is figured on the lunar calendar.

The dandelions didn't bloom because it was April. They bloomed when the soil three inches down crossed a specific temperature for enough consecutive days.

Your yard doesn't run on a calendar. It runs on accumulated heat. And the triggers fire in the same order, year after year.

Forsythia bloomed. Then crabgrass germinated. Then lilacs bloomed. Then the oak leafed out. This order doesn't change. If the forsythia blooms late, everything downstream shifts late. If it blooms early, everything shifts early.

- Forsythia bloom means crabgrass is two to three weeks behind
- The first firefly flash follows a soil temperature threshold. The first monarch arrival follows milkweed sprouting. Each event is locked to the one before it
- Pre-emergent herbicide timing, planting dates, and pest emergence all follow soil temperature, not the calendar
- A soil thermometer is more useful than a garden planner

A late spring doesn't mean things are broken. It means the soil took longer to warm. The sequence still runs in order — just shifted.

The calendar on your wall is a guess. The soil under your feet is the clock.

04/10/2026

They have always put on a great program. I have been to several in the past.

Join us for “A DAY in the WOODS” an engaging, hands-on workshop on “Shrubs, Bugs, Wildflowers, and Fungi,” where woodland owners and nature enthusiasts will sharpen their identification skills while exploring the living web of Ohio’s forests. Learn practical tips for recognizing common woodland shrubs, insects, wildflowers, and fungi, and gain a deeper appreciation for how these organisms interact to create healthy, resilient woodlands. This program is perfect for anyone who wants to better understand, and enjoy, the rich biodiversity found right outside their door.

Learn practical tips to ID common woodland shrubs, insects, wildflowers, and fungi
Appreciate the complex interactions of organisms living in Ohio’s woodlands
If you would like to learn more about “Shrubs, Bugs, Wildflowers, and Fungi”, please join us on May 8th for our “A DAY in the WOODS” program at Vinton Furnace State Forest:

This program will take place at Vinton Furnace State Forest near McArthur, Ohio and runs from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Please see below for driving directions to Vinton Furnace State Forest. A registration fee of $20 will cover the cost of lunch and program materials. To download a brochure with more details about this program and future programs visit: https://u.osu.edu/seohiowoods .

Vinton Furnace State Forest is in Vinton County near McArthur North Entrance (Dundas): From the intersection of SR 93 and SR 324, drive south on SR 324 for approximately 0.3 mile and turn left onto Sam Russell Road. Follow Sam Russell Road about 2.5 miles to the forest entrance. South Entrance (Radcliff): From the intersection of SR 32 and SR 160, drive about 2.1 miles north on SR 160 and turn right onto Experimental Forest Road. Once you enter the VF State Forest follow the yellow “A DAY in the WOODS” signs to the event location.

Please use one of the following methods TO REGISTER by May 1st: Register and pay online at http://go.osu.edu/aditw; call OSU Extension Jackson County 740-286-5044 or email Annie Miller at [email protected].

04/08/2026

Who has started to plant? Most of you probably already know this but just in case you need a little reminder.

04/04/2026

At the Highland County District Library of Ohio

12/05/2025

“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭38‬-‭39‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to sep

11/26/2025

Here is a suggestion to keep your pots from cracking this winter.

08/30/2025

Here is a great idea for next year. Plant supports are expensive this is free.

08/10/2025

Here is a cool idea for a wreath. It is getting toward the end of the season a great way to extend it. If you try it please post your results.