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 …
/publications/eqm105fA problem with patches
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A lawn can be a source of pride when healthy and green, but a front yard full of disease can be an embarrassment.
/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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… Reviewed by Manoj Chhetri MU Extension Horticulture Field Specialist Brad Fresenberg and Chris Starbuck Department of … Persistence of some common herbicides in soil. Common name Trade names Longevity in soil Benefin Balan 4 to 8 months … Persistence of some common herbicides in soil. Common name Trade names Longevity in soil Benefin Balan 4 to 8 months …
/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 … 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 … Brad Fresenburg Departments of Agronomy and Horticulture Soil testing provides an estimate of the plant-available …
/publications/g6954Establishment and Care of Zoysiagrass Lawns
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… Establishment and Care of Zoysiagrass Lawns Reviewed October 2022 … requires less fertilizer than many other species for healthy, attractive turf. A seasonal total of 2 pounds of …
/publications/g6706Master Gardener's coffeehouse brings farm to the city
… – Master Gardener Paul Whitsitt takes the farm to the city and the city to the farm. Whitsitt owns Kitchen House Coffee … fresh, locally sourced food in food deserts where access to healthy food is difficult. Food at the coffeehouse goes full … shows how urban dwellers can make use of parts of their yards or abandoned properties to grow healthy food. “An …
/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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… in the soil (often related to microbial activity). Identification is the first step in pest management. … pearls, nematodes and mole crickets. Insects such as billbugs and annual bluegrass weevils burrow in stems and often damage the crown. Chinch bugs, greenbugs, mites, mealybugs, and spittlebugs are …
/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
… Planting too deeply can cause roots to encircle the tree and eventually girdle and choke it, Miller says. “This … . 5. Don’t let trees get too thirsty While healthy, well-established trees can usually endure a dry … . 5. Don’t let trees get too thirsty While healthy, well-established trees can usually endure a dry …
/news/top-10-tips-for-long-living-treesProtecting Water Quality During Lawn Establishment and Renovation
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… a quality IPM program, including proper training in pest identification. Train employees in proper pesticide … turfgrass damage. Adults are scarab beetles, including billbugs, black turfgrass ataenius beetle, green June beetle, … to control overwintering, egg-laying adults. Bluegrass billbug Turf damage caused by billbugs can be confused with that …
/publications/eq500Managing Lawns and Turfgrass
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… of shade in your landscape? What are your climate and soils? Managing a lawn involves decisions about frequency of … germination, weed seed and noxious weed seed content, and testing date. The species and variety names can be … report for the proper amount of lime to add, but there is a simple way that you can calculate the amount of lime needed. …
/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
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 … The first and best defense against plant diseases is a healthy plant, which is the main task of an accomplished … and vegetables. Broadleaf weed killers applied to nearby lawns or crop fields can cause sudden decline in sensitive …
/publications/mg13Missouri Master Gardener Program Policies and Procedures
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… Missouri Master Gardener Program Policies and Procedures Revised June 2016 August 2017 Chapter 1 of … and sustainable horticultural practices that build healthy gardens, landscapes and communities. The Missouri … ornamental trees and shrubs Herbaceous ornamentals Managing lawns and turfgrass Landscaping your front yard Insects …
/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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