Yard and Garden Information

Local News

High Tunnel Field Day
(Posted on 9/19/2009)
Can you envision enjoying fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables for six months rather than three? This is a reality, not a dream.

Learn About The New "Superfood"
(Posted on 3/20/2009)
A new crop is rapidly emerging in Iowa as Americans search for healthier foods.

Aronia Surges to the Top of the Superfood List
(Posted on 10/20/2008)
Check out the new superfood in town called aronia.

Midwest Native Black Chokeberry A Favorite
(Posted on 10/10/2008)
Black chokeberry a longtime favorite shrub, now there is a new demand for aronia berries. You can find out why.

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.

November Garden Chores
(Posted on 11/2/2009)
Now is the time to prepare your roses and strawberries to withstand the trials of winter.You also can do cleanup in your vegetable garden to prevent disease carryover, and protect your trees and shrubs from rabbit damage.

Ask the ISU Extension Garden Experts: Vegetables, Acorns, Water Lilies
(Posted on 10/29/2009)
This week’s answers discuss how to prepare your vegetable garden to minimize disease problems next year, damage from acorn weevil larvae, and what to do with your tropical water lilies this fall.

Yellowjacket Wasps Look for Sweet Things to Eat in the Fall
(Posted on 10/26/2009)
Winter weather will put an end to invasions from yellowjacket wasps, but they can be annoying at this time of year.

Staff

Jack Van Laar-County Extension Education Director
Phone: (641)446-4723
Fax: (641)446-6142
Email: jvanlaar@iastate.edu

Dr. Eldon Everhart-Commercial Horticulture Field Specialist
Phone: (712)755-3104
Fax: (712)755-7112
Email: everhart@iastate.edu