Hey there, The Master Gardeners of Susquehanna just wrapped up their biggest SPRING CLINIC every! It was a sell out event with some GREAT speakers. This episode of the podcast is going out to both "DIGGING FOR ANSWERS", and the Susquehanna County Library "OFF THE SHELF" podcasts. We have interviews of people that attended the Spring Clinic and a li…

Welcome back to "DIGGING FOR ANSWERS"! This is our first PSUE Susquehanna County Master Gardener podcast in 2024! This podcast is focused on the recent Susquehanna AG Day. We had a table at the event and interviewed people on why they came to the event and a few other questions. At the end, I left in a short "hot mic" recording from when we were ta…

The 165'th Annual Harford Fair is over! I had a wonderful time at the fairground last week, manning a table on Thursday in the Penn State Susquehanna County Master Gardener's building. I was representing both the Master Gardeners and the Susquehanna County Library. I have not heard the final head count yet on how many people visited us, but I'm goi…

It's FAIR WEEK! This special episode is focused on the 2023, 165'th Annual HARFORD FAIR, in Harford PA. Here from Penn State, Susquehanna County Master Gardener Anson on what the Master Gardeners are sharing at the fair this year. The event runs 14-19 August, the booth is open 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. each day of the fair. Come talk to us, bring you…

I don't know what you were doing on Friday and Saturday, 4-5 August, but myself and over 1,000 others were at the 44'th annual Montrose Blueberry Festival! Listen in to hear about the event and WHY people were attending the event! The Susquehanna Master Gardeners had their Education Garden open and Master Gardeners ready at their information table …

Welcome to "DIGGING FOR ANSWERS", a podcast partnership with the Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Association, and the Master Gardeners in Susquehanna County Pennsylvania. Normally we address your garden, fruit tree, or yard questions. We update you on things like the Spotted Lantern Fly or have topics that are garden related.…

Happy Holidays! We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF and DIGGING FOR ANSWERS. We have a special treat for you as we end 2022. We have the SECOND return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories, The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We ar…

As Christmas Eve approaches, we wish to share this reading of a poem that was written in 1823 by Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas. It's a short piece, but one of the most well known writings about Saint Nick. Our reader of this wonderful poem is Susquehanna County Commissioner Allen Hall. Commissioner Hall was kind enough to have re…

Happy Holidays! We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF and DIGGING FOR ANSWERS. We have a special treat for you as we end 2022. We have the SECOND return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories, The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We ar…

Happy Holidays! We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF and DIGGING FOR ANSWERS. We have a special treat for you as we end 2022. We have the SECOND return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories, The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We ar…

Happy Holidays! We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF and DIGGING FOR ANSWERS. We have a special treat for you as we end 2022. We have the SECOND return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories, The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We ar…

Happy Holidays! We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF and DIGGING FOR ANSWERS. We have a special treat for you as we end 2022. We have the SECOND return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories, The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We ar…

This is a special BONUS episode that will be posted both on our "OFF THE SHELF" podcast, and the "DIGGING FOR ANSWERS" podcast. Thanksgiving is in just a few days and there is a lot going on in the Susquehanna County area and audiences of both podcasts would hopefully find some information in the contents of this episode. We ae going to cover three…

A special BONUS episode, containing a locally written Halloween story that has some information that you might find interesting about SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY INVADERS! Feel free to leave an audio message on the Anchor.fm site for the podcast or stop into the Montrose main Library, you might get some Halloween candy! --- Send in a voice message: https://…

Welcome to "DIGGING FOR ANSWERS", a podcast partnership with the Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Association, and the Master Gardeners in Susquehanna County Pennsylvania. Normally we address your garden, fruit tree, or yard questions. We update you on things like the Spotted Lantern Fly or have topics that are garden related.…

Spring is running at full steam right now. Here are a couple of important updates about upcoming events! Hope you see you at some of them! Don't forget, plant sale orders are due on 29 April! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howard-burkett0/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howa…

Winter is winding down, and the time to get busy in your garden is ramping up! So... we have a BONUS episode of our podcast out this month. This special edition includes: * The flower of the month for Feb - The Violet * Another section of Ruth Wilmarth's book, "Tending Your Garden - A collection of Gardening Articles" * A segment about the upcoming…

Happy 2022 and our return for our 3'rd season of Digging for Answers! This is our 7'th full episode of Digging for Answers. This is a podcast from the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Library Association. This episode features three segments from three guest speakers from the Penn State Extension (PSE) Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County.…

Hi there, This is our 6'th full episode of Digging for Answers. This is a podcast from the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Library Association. This episode features three segments from two guest speakers from the Penn State Extension (PSE) Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County. Our goal each month is to respond to common gardening questio…

Hi there, This is our 5'th full episode of Digging for Answers. This is a podcast from the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Library Association. This episode features three segments from two guest speakers from the Penn State Extension (PSE) Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County. Our goal each month is to respond to common gardening questio…

Hi there, This is our 4'th full episode of Digging for Answers. This is a podcast from the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Library Association. This episode features three segments from two guest speakers from the Penn State Extension (PSE) Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County. Our goal each month is to respond to common gardening questio…

With COVID this last year, one of our biggest fund raisers did not happen. As we approach our summer season, which included the auction, we thought, "Can't we do an on-line auction?" OF COURSE WE CAN! So, this is a short test to auction off six wonderful gift baskets over a week long period, running Wednesday 23 June till noon on Wednesday 30 June.…

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Hi there, This is our third full episode of Digging for Answers. This is a podcast from the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Association. This episode features guest speakers from the Penn State Extension (PSE) Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County. Our goal each month is to respond to common gardening questions using the PSE M…

Hi there, This is our second full episode of Digging for Answers. This is a podcast from the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Association. This episode features guest speakers from the Penn State Extension (PSE) Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County. Our goal each month is to respond to common gardening questions using the PSE …

Hi there, This is our first full episode of Digging for Answers. This is presented by the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Association and features the PSE Master Gardeners. Our goal each month is to respond to gardening questions from various sources or from the PSE Master Gardener Hot Line. We wish to educate and inform those …

The Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Association are listening to YOUR gardening questions! Please join us for a new, monthly podcast “Digging for Answers”, where we will take selected questions that have been submitted from various sources and especially from the PSE Master Gardener HOTLINE and give you the researched, science …