Tom O'Hare
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Cadillac, MI, United States
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Fall Color Change 2022
A week has gone by and you may have noticed a bit more fall color but Not a lot! The last week’s clouds and cool temperatures helped to get things moving, but there aren’t large areas of color yet so far! Over the next week, cool nights will help some but the bright sunshine will make a difference too! The... → Read More
What’s Growing? Harvesting the Veggies
It’s the end of the season and it’s time to harvest the veggies! We are not taking everything out but most of what’s left. Over the last few months, we’ve harvested plenty of green beans, peppers, broccoli, lettuce, and tomatoes. The raised beds were great producers again but it’s about time to close things down. Once we pick the beans... → Read More
What’s Growing? Keeping the Lawn Green
It’s that time of year again! Time to feed the lawn. Being so thick and green we can tell ours is in great shape, but how about yours? Justin Morgan from Morgan Composting suggests feeding the lawn every holiday and with Labor Day coming it’s time to put down some Safe Green Lawn. He says it’s a 10-0-4. With phosphorus... → Read More
What’s Growing? Veggie Bed Update
Not a surprise, our raised beds are looking incredible! This week’s update is very simple. With daily watering and Dairy Doo, the garden is thick and green with plenty of vegetables already! I did add some Healthy Garden to give it a little boost but overall the extra work has been minimal. I am paying the price with the tomatoes... → Read More
What’s Growing? Making Worm Doo
This week I’m staying at Morgan Composting making Dairy Doo, but now we are talking Worm Doo! That’s right! Worm Doo is something you can use for your raised beds or just in the ground. In order to get the doo, first it needs to be made. Worms are where it all comes from! They have a lot of worms…... → Read More
What's Growing? Feeding the Lawn
The summer heat is certainly here and our plants and lawns need help getting through it. We are approaching July 4 and that means it’s time to feed the lawn. Justin Morgan from Morgan Composting recommends feeding all the holidays in the summer: Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day. You can do more if you want to. Safe Green... → Read More
What's Growing? Planting an Apple Tree
Over the years we’ve planted vegetables, flowers, and even trees. Well, it’s tree time for Heritage house and this week we are planting another apple tree. Terry Bertrand from Barker Creek nursery and Justin Morgan from Morgan Composting joined me. My initial concern is it’s too late in the season to plant it. Terry says it’s not a problem. “There’s... → Read More
What's Growing: Time to Plant the Flowers
It sure feels like summer has arrived in northern Michigan. And that means it’s time to plant our flowers! It’s past Memorial Day and hoping the frost is done for the season! The raised bed is ready with Dairy Doo 201 which contains worm castings, minerals, and extra phosphorus for extra-large blooms! So I picked up a bunch of flowers... → Read More
What's Growing: Time to Plant the Veggies
The recent cold nights have given concern for anyone who has already planted. It is early in the season but it’s something we just did! David Coveyou with Coveyou Scenic Farms in Petoskey joined us to transplant our vegetables into the raised beds. They already have Dairy Doo 301 so it’s simply setting up the bed for when things grow.... → Read More
What's Growing: Spring Lawn Care Time
Now that the warmth has made an appearance there is no doubt your lawn is growing! If you are wondering how we do it here at 9&10 News, well Andrea Bushree of NanBop Farm and Justin Morgan of Morgan Composting have the details. Andrea sees it every day now, a nice green lawn outside her window here at Heritage House.... → Read More
What's Growing? Topping off your Flower Bed
Hey northern Michigan, guess what, the sun’s back out. I’m loving it and I hope you are too! Connor Witbeck and Andrea Bushre are with me talking about our raised flower beds. Last week, we took care of the larger ones, now we’re talking about the smaller ones and Flower Doo 201. Last year, we put this one to bed... → Read More
What's Growing? Putting Together a Raised Bed
Hello northern Michigan. It’s time to get our beds ready for this month’s transplants. We’re here at the raised beds joining me is Connor Witbeck from Dairy Doo, Morgan Composting and Andrea Bushre, NanBop Farm, Director of Operations. This is a great example: we have a raised bed that needs soil. Now, because it’s so big we’ve put down a... → Read More
What's Growing? Soil Health
Hello, northern Michigan! Guess what? It’s time to start growing again. Joining me today is Andrea Bushre, Director of Operations with NanBop Farm here at Heritage Broadcasting and Connor Witbeck from Morgan composting. We’re out here in the lawn, lawn slash kind of lawnish to a field. First of all, soil health, we can tell there’s a wide variation right... → Read More
Earth Day: Making a Seed Bomb
Wildflowers are an integral part of our Earth. Growing a patch of flowers in your backyard can make for a beautiful view. They support insects and animals for those nearby and those that migrate in multiple ways. Making a seed bomb is an easy and fun way to get wildflowers growing where you want them to! The process is not... → Read More
What's Growing With Tom: Spring Lawn Care
Northern Michigan this week we’re talking grass! We know our lawn at Heritage House is looking great. We’ve been using Dairy Doo products on it for years and can’t complain about the results. But, can we make it even better? Justin recommends we stay with their Safe Green Lawn, the same as the past three years. It’s organic, has Dairy... → Read More
What's Growing With Tom: Flower Bed & Hanging Baskets
Welcome back, everyone! This week we are taking a close look at our hanging baskets. They are not in good shape, but they are blooming again. We talked about what happened a while back. They suffered due to little watering while at I was at the National Cherry Festival. I was determined to bring them back to life and the... → Read More
What's Growing With Tom: Making a Food Plot Part 2
Last week, we showed you the steps of building a food plot: Choosing a good area, tilling up the soil and spreading lime and Food Plot Doo. This week is about what to plant. First off, you have many options to choose from like alfalfa, trefoil, clovers, and turnips, and that’s to just name a few. A lot depends on... → Read More
What's Growing With Tom: Trees and Shrubs
The weather’s been feeling summer-like lately, and it looks like any chance of frost is gone. I’ve done a few things to the garden, but it’s still early to harvest anything. That means time to work on other things, like our trees and shrubs. We planted an apple tree last year and it looked great for weeks. But Japanese beetles... → Read More
What's Growing With Tom: Week 5
Finally, after learning about the soil, adding fertilized soil, it’s time to plant! This week we are planting our transplants and seeds. I picked up peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, green beans and a few others from Willow Mercantile in Cadillac. They come in nice, small packs ready to be planted. It’s not a difficult job but it takes time. First, we... → Read More
Petoskey Celebrates Holiday Season With Tree Lighting Ceremony
Santa stopped by Petoskey Friday night to kick off the holiday season! Santa had the honor of lighting Petoskey’s Christmas tree this year. Doppler 9&10 Chief Meteorologist Tom O’Hare joined him in downtown Petoskey Friday night for the tree lighting ceremony. FacebookTwitterMoreComments comments → Read More