Yard and Garden Care: How It Affects Your Health and Environment (Fact Sheet)
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… Yard and Garden Care: How It Affects Your Health and Environment … Work sheet 5 If your home is like most, it is surrounded by lawns, gardens, shrubs and trees that require regular … care of your lawn? It will be easier to keep your lawn healthy if the type of grass is suited to local growing …
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… in lawns. Agriculture and environment Horticulture and gardening Plant diseases Turfgrass Integrated pest …
/news/a-problem-with-patchesGrass Clippings, Compost and Mulch: Questions and Answers
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Yard waste is valuable landscape resource. Visit our site for our Grass Clippings, Compost and Mulch: Questions and Answers resource.
/publications/g6958“Don’t Bag It” Lawn Care
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… MU Extension Horticulture Field Specialist Brad Fresenberg and Chris Starbuck Department of Horticulture Benefits … Composting your yard wastes results in an abundance of healthy fruits and vegetables from your garden, a safer … recycling grass clippings to the lawn. Dethatch cool-season lawns (Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, perennial ryegrass) …
/publications/g6959Landscaping Your Front Yard
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… should be made based on cost and appearance. Chain link fencing, while inexpensive and practical, is not an … should be made based on cost and appearance. Chain link fencing, while inexpensive and practical, is not an …
/publications/g6905Create and Exhibit Public Art as Part of Lawn Art With Neighbors (LAWN) April 22 – May 7
… Create and Exhibit Public Art as Part of Lawn Art With Neighbors … those neighbor contacts to stay mentally and physically healthy, " Burton said. SPONSORS AND FINDING LAWN is … art projects in Springfield. In 2022, LAWN expanded to lawns in other communities of Greene County. This year there …
/news/create-and-exhibit-public-art-as-part-of-lawn-art-with-neighbors-lawn-april-22-may-7The cost of loving your garden too much
… garden with too much love in the form of fertilizer, manure and compost. More fertilizer and organic matter won’t … separate samples for flower beds, vegetable gardens and lawns, where different amounts of fertilizers and amendments … Test,” youtu.be/wNO83Uq8sSc . • Article – “Soil Testing for Healthy Lawns and Gardens,” www.ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/?ID=375 …
/news/the-cost-of-loving-your-garden-too-muchSoil Testing for Lawns
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… Soil Testing for Lawns Reviewed June 2008 September 2017 Manjula Nathan and Brad Fresenburg Departments of Agronomy and Horticulture … avoid excess fertilizer applications and maintain a healthy lawn. A routine soil fertility test (pH, …
/publications/g6954Establishment and Care of Zoysiagrass Lawns
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Zoysiagrass is a warm-season grass that grows best in full sun. It can be established in several ways. Learn how to establish and care for a zoysiagrass lawn in this guide.
/publications/g6706Master Gardener's coffeehouse brings farm to the city
ST. LOUIS – Master Gardener Paul Whitsitt takes the farm to the city and the city to the farm.
/news/master-gardeners-coffeehouse-brings-farm-to-the-cityHelping to Create Healthy, Engaged Neighbor Relationships is an Essential Part of Community Betterment
… Helping to Create Healthy, Engaged Neighbor Relationships is an Essential Part … members of the Missouri Community Better Association, and some are not. But generally, every town with a … the development of engaged neighbor relationships, foster healthy neighborhoods, develop grassroots leaders, and fund …
/news/helping-to-create-healthy-engaged-neighbor-relationships-is-an-essential-part-of-communityNatural Lawn Care
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… Natural Lawn Care Reviewed October 2022 September 2017 Reviewed by Peng … are inquiring about low-impact environmental approaches to lawn care. This has generated many questions and concerns from …
/publications/g6749Pruning Forest Trees
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… Trees Reviewed October 1993 September 2017 Carol B. Trokey and E.A. McGinnes Jr. School of Natural Resources Pruning … natural process occur as quickly as possible. Trees may be healthy but still have numerous infections walled off in … natural process occur as quickly as possible. Trees may be healthy but still have numerous infections walled off in …
/publications/g5160Top 10 tips for long-living trees
… more information, see the MU Extension guide “Pruning and Care of Shade Trees” (G6866) at … Mower decks can do similar damage.” For more information on lawn and garden topics, go to www.extension.missouri.edu/LawnGardenNews or contact your local MU Extension center. …
/news/top-10-tips-for-long-living-treesProtecting Water Quality During Lawn Establishment and Renovation
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… Protecting Water Quality During Lawn Establishment and Renovation Reviewed October 2022 September 2017 Reviewed … elements, such as trees and shrubs. Well-established lawns are an asset to any home and have recently received … positive health-related and environmental contributions. A healthy, vigorous lawn with good plant density provides …
/publications/eq500Managing Lawns and Turfgrass
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Developing and managing a lawn involves numerous decisions. Learn how to select an appropriate turfgrass species or cultivar for your situation and how to manage your lawn in this guide.
/publications/mg10Low-Maintenance Landscaping
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All landscapes require some maintenance, but homeowners can install a low-maintenance landscape by planning around the design considerations of simplicity, size, plant arrangement, turf alternatives, hardscape features and mulch. Get the details in this U
/publications/g6902Tree Decline: What Is It?
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… large group of small trees, perhaps as many as several thousand to the acre. Over a period of many years, the numbers … their shape. Keep leaves, the tree's food manufacturers, healthy. Do not overfertilize or apply pesticides … and understanding how to keep your trees thrifty and healthy will help prevent early decline or premature death …
/publications/g5200Calibrating Home Garden Equipment
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… applied uniformly at recommended rates. Equipment (sprayers and spreaders) must be calibrated to ensure adequate … whether of synthetic or natural origin, contributes to healthy plant growth. Applying too much may cause foliar … whether of synthetic or natural origin, contributes to healthy plant growth. Applying too much may cause foliar …
/publications/wq551Conserving Missouri's Wild and Managed Pollinators
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… Conserving Missouri's Wild and Managed Pollinators New August 2018 August 2018 Zack … into the health of an entire ecosystem. A diverse and healthy pollinator community will support a variety of … pollinators, with a mix of floral sources and habitat from lawns to bushes to trees. Annuals The efforts to create …
/publications/m405Managing Skunk Problems in Missouri
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Robert A. PierceExtension Fish and Wildlife SpecialistRon McNeelyFormerly with Missouri Department of Conservation
/publications/g9454Horticultural tips
… cool temperatures over the winter will satisfy any chilling requirement. The alternate freezing and thawing will usually … overgrow the terrarium and you will need to start over. Before replanting, be sure to wash the container in hot, soapy … since the plant must grow new roots for water and nutrient intake. When starting out, it's best to water …
/programs/northwest-missouri-horticulture/horticultural-tipsPreventing and Managing Plant Diseases
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… Revised July 2017 September 2017 Chapter 13 of the Missouri Master Gardener Core Manual Patricia Hosack and Lee Miller … disease puzzle. To accurately diagnose a plant disease, a gardner must consider many factors that could be causing the … further information mg0013.pdf $10 Revised Nodaway County Master Gardener Commercial Horticulture Missouri Master …
/publications/mg13Missouri Master Gardener Program Policies and Procedures
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Chapter 1 of the Missouri Master Gardener Core Manual
/publications/mg1Herbaceous Ornamentals
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Chapter 9 of the Missouri Master Gardener Core Manual Mary Kroening Division of Plant Sciences
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