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Gary Hall

Extension Notes News Column
(Posted on 11/16/2009)
Extension Notes are produced weekly by Gary Hall, Regional Extension Education Director for Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Mitchell and Worth County. Check out the various topics of interest to those in North Iowa.

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Ask the ISU Experts - Yard and Garden News
(Posted on 11/12/2009)
Ask the ISU Extension Garden Experts: Rubber Trees, Begonias and Arbor Vitae. This week's answers discuss how to propagate a rubber tree, humidity conditions needed by rex begonias and what browning of arborvitae needles indicates.

Garden Calendar

Growing Green 2010 Garden Calendar
(Posted on 11/6/2009)
Learn about earth-friendly gardening all year long with ISU Extension's Growing Green garden calendar. Also get details on "green" topics like compost, rain collection, beekeeping and houseplants.

Fall Newsletter

Cerro Gordo County Extension Quarterly Newsletter!
(Posted on 10/1/2009)
Our Quarterly Newsletter contains information on Agriculture, Communities, Families, Horticulture, and 4-H & Youth programs!

Bus Tour

North Iowa Garden Bus Tour
(Posted on 8/14/2009)
See some of the sights the tour participants saw on the 1st Annual North Iowa Master Gardener Bus Tour. We hope you can attend next year's tour!

Master Gardener Newsletter

Garden Clippings
(Posted on 8/13/2009)
This issue of the Cerro Gordo County Master Gardener Newsletter, "Garden Clippings" is jam packed with all kinds of information for Master Gardeners. Take a look!

CoCoRaHS

Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network
(Posted on 6/16/2009)
What's the Weather in Your Backyard? When you hear the rainfall amount from the official gage, have you ever said, "That's not what I got!"

Master Gardener

Fall Master Gardener Classes Offered by Cerro Gordo County Extension
(Posted on 4/3/2009)
Classes begin September 8! Sign up now! Master Gardeners are individuals who have an interest in horticulture, have taken the master Gardener training offered by the ISU Extension Service, and share their time and expertise with other gardeners.

Houseplant

Monthly Tasks for Houseplants & Indoor Gardening
(Posted on 4/1/2009)
Here are some monthly tasks you should consider for your houseplants.

weeds

North Iowa Landscape Weeds
(Posted on 2/20/2009)
Weeds are Everywhere! Even in North Iowa. Use this reference to find out what weeds you may have in your landscape.

Small Acreage

Welcome to Acreage Living
(Posted on 12/17/2008)
Our purpose in offering Acreage Living is to help you manage your country home and land and to enhance your rural living experience.

Master Gardener

Master Gardener Information and Events
(Posted on 10/9/2008)
Information about the Cerro Gordo Master Gardener Program and Projects

News from Iowa State University Extension

Ask the ISU Extension Garden Experts: Protecting Trees, Crown Gall and Houseplants
(Posted on 11/18/2009)
This week's answers discuss what to do to protect trees from nearby construction activity, the impact of crown gall on rose bushes and how houseplants can improve the air quality in your home.
Preparing Evergreens for Winter
(Posted on 11/16/2009)
Protection efforts this fall will help your evergreen plantings make it safely through the winter.
Ask the ISU Extension Garden Experts: Rubber Trees, Begonias and Arbor Vitae
(Posted on 11/12/2009)
This week's answers discuss how to propagate a rubber tree, humidity conditions needed by rex begonias and what browning of arborvitae needles indicates.
Why You Should Worry about Your Walnuts
(Posted on 11/9/2009)
Thousand cankers disease is a malady looming on the western horizon that has already claimed many Eastern Black Walnut trees transplanted to the western states.
Ask the ISU Extension Garden Experts: Perennials, Amaryllis Bulbs, African Violets and Fertilizer
(Posted on 11/4/2009)
This week's answers discuss which perennials will not last forever in your landscape, how to have amaryllis blooms at Christmas, light needed by African violets, and how to store unused fertilizer.

Staff

Gary Hall-Regional Extension Education Director
Phone: (641) 423-0844 Extension 2213
Fax: (641) 423-2642
Email: garyhall@iastate.edu

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