Yard and Garden Care: How It Affects Your Health and Environment (Fact Sheet)
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… Work sheet 5 If your home is like most, it is surrounded by lawns, gardens, shrubs and trees that require regular … and your health. Topics covered include: Soil testing Lawn type and maintenance Fertilizers and pesticides Ground … habitat and choking waterways. Indiscriminate watering of lawns and gardens wastes large amounts of water. …
/publications/eqm105fA problem with patches
… patches Fertilizing, watering can worsen fungal diseases in lawns. Published Thursday, April 12, 2018 COLUMBIA, Mo. – A lawn can be a source of pride when healthy and green, but a front yard full of disease can be an …
/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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… “Don’t Bag It” Lawn Care Reviewed March 2022 September 2017 Reviewed by … clippings need to be removed to have a healthy, vigorous lawn. By following the steps in the “Don’t Bag It” lawn care program, you can have a beautiful lawn without …
/publications/g6959Landscaping Your Front Yard
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Good landscape design makes the space useful. Is your front yard landscape inviting? Does it direct guests to your door? Learn the basic principles of designing a landscape and get tips on planning yours in this illustrated guide from MU Extension.
/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 (LAWN) April 22 – May 7 Published Wednesday, February 15, … Writer David Burton SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The fourth annual Lawn Art With Neighbors (LAWN) Exhibition is the perfect …
/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 … avoid excess fertilizer applications and maintain a healthy lawn. A routine soil fertility test (pH, neutralizable … the following circumstances: Before establishing a new lawn, whether from seed, sod, or sprigs. Every three years …
/publications/g6954Establishment and Care of Zoysiagrass Lawns
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… Establishment and Care of Zoysiagrass Lawns Reviewed October 2022 September 2017 Reviewed by Peng … two-thirds of Missouri, where it is used primarily for home lawns or golf courses where a dense, low-cut turf is … good contact with the soil. Establishment Zoysiagrass lawns generally are established vegetatively with plugs …
/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
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Nearly 150 communities in Missouri have a "community betterment association" of some type. The goal of the community betterment association can vary from town to town.
/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 … are inquiring about low-impact environmental approaches to lawn care. This has generated many questions and concerns from lawn care operators and turf managers. Using natural or …
/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/g5160Protecting Water Quality During Lawn Establishment and Renovation
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… Protecting Water Quality During Lawn Establishment and Renovation Reviewed October 2022 … brings beauty to any landscape. A well-established lawn creates an inviting view for passersby and supplies the … elements, such as trees and shrubs. Well-established lawns are an asset to any home and have recently received …
/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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… pollinators, with a mix of floral sources and habitat from lawns to bushes to trees. Annuals The efforts to create … many herbs serve pollinators well. Here are 10 that are easy to grow: basil, borage, chives, cilantro, dill, fennel, … 11). Figure 11. Letting part of your lawn go wild is an easy way to provide important forage sources for …
/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
By Tim Baker, retired MU Extension field specialist in horticulture
/programs/northwest-missouri-horticulture/horticultural-tipsPreventing and Managing Plant Diseases
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… Preventing and Managing Plant Diseases Revised July 2017 September 2017 Chapter 13 … application methods and rates described on the pesticide label. A little extra is definitely not better when it comes … or chemical factor. Often, samples received by plant diagnostic centers have problems that are primarily caused …
/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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… ornamental plants comprise a large group of annual and perennial plants. They offer a variety of color, form, … system. It is also important to choose viable seed and healthy plants and to plan the timing of gardening … becoming popular as landscape plants to give gardens and yards a distinctive new look. They can be used as shrub …
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