Let's Get Growing Columns
These columns are published in the weekend print edition and published online by our local news paper The Sandusky Register.
The most recent article is found at the top of the list
2026 Columns
Gardeners: Learn the Chelsea Chop! by Lynn Arnold Sparks
What's Eating My Rose Bushes? Rose Slugs by John Kaskewsky
Ornamental Willows by Kelly Fial
KEEP It Clean! by Connie Jackson
Where Have All the Fireflies Gone? by Marty Kerns
In Search of a Native Hedge by Suzanne Steel
Container Gardens by Kathryn Goerig-Eastlake
Freeze Warning: What Does That Mean? by Thomas deHaas
Toad is Your Friend by Lynn Sparks
Spring Pruning of Roses by John Kasekewsky
Add Celebration to Your Yard with Patriotic Plants by Kelly Fial
Erie County MG'ers: Let Us Help! by Connie Jackson
Hardy Crops Thrive in Ohio Spring Temps by Marty Kerns
Did Perennials and Shrubs Survive the Frigid Winter? by Suzanne Steel
Who Has Been Chewing on My Plants? by Thomas deHaas
Easy to Grow Kalanchoe by Pat Frey
To Prune or Not to Prune by Lynn Sparks
When Winter Splits the Wood: Understanding Frost Cracks in Trees by John Kaskewsky
Try These Native Ohio Shrubs and Support Local Wildlife by Kelly Fial
New Year's Resolution: Become a Master Gardener! by Pat Frey
Pruning Winter Oaks by Thomas deHaas
Overwatering: Killing with Kindness by Suzanne Steel
A Seed Story: Heirloom vs Non-Heirloom by Marty Kerns
2025 Columns (newest on the top)
- Gift of Knowledge by Lynn Sparks
- Growing Herbs Indoors Over Winter by John Kaskewsky
- Masting and the Great Confier Cone Drop by Kelly Fial
- Mystery Solved! by Connie Jackson
- Forget Black Friday. Propagate a Plant! by Suzanne Steel
- Thirty-Five Foot Tomatoes? by Pat Frey
- The Leaves Are ALIVE! by Lynn Sparks
- Storing Dahlia Tubers Over Winter by John Kaskewsky
- Are Your Trees Suffering from Drought Stress? by Kelly Fial
- Baptisia by Barbara Wagner
- Leave the Leaves, and Stems, too by Suzanne Steel
- Snapdragons, a "New Favorite" by Pat Frey
- Fall Garden Activities by Lynn Sparks
- The Benefits of Fall Lawn Fertilization by John Kasekewsky
- Tulips vs Rodents - Who Will Win? by Kelly Fial
- Sunflowers by Barbara Wagner
- What's That on My Milkweed Plant by Pat Frey
- Plant More Veggies Now by Suzanne Steel
- Companion Herbs by Lynn Sparks
- Dead Man's Finger by Kelly Fial
- Invasives Buy Back Program by Connie Jackson
- Coral Bells by Barbara Wagner
- How NOT to Kill Mosquitos by Lynn Sparks
- Danger Among the Trees by Thomas deHaas
- Hosting Happy Hummers by Kelly Fial
- Why it Matters to Know the pH of Your Soil by John Kaskewsky
- Lights Out! by Lynn Sparks
- Ouchy Joints? Keep Gardening with These Helpful Tips and Tools by Suzanne Steel
- Mystery Seeds by Thomas deHaas
- Uses for Grass Clipping for the Home Gardener by John Kaskewsky
- Hens and Chicks by Barbara Wagner
- What to do with that Lovely Easter Lily by Pat Frey
- Banking on Beetles by Lynn Sparks
- When Does this Perennial Bloom? by Kelly Fial
- Damping Off by John Kaskewsy
- Early Blooming Plants by Barbara Wagner
- Time to Plant Annual Flower Seeds by Pat Frey
- Preemergent Herbicide by Lynn Sparks
- Sending Flowers or Plants to Hospital Patients by Kelly Fial
- Winter Pruning by John Kaskewsky
- White House Gardens by Barbara Wagner
- Alliums by Linda Sparks
- Bring Cool Blue to Your Landscape by Kelly Fial
- Scouting for Scale in Winter by Thomas deHaas
- No Fruiting Plants on Home Landscape by Tom deHaas
- Fiction Books with Gardening Themes by Barbara Wagner
- What to do With That Real Christmas Tree Now by Pat Frey