Yard and Garden Information

Local News

Key Links of Interest for the Community
(Posted on 11/9/2009)
Looking for information on the Master Gardeners, land rental rates or the Dairy Newsletter. All of this and more are just a click away.

Gardening in the Zone
(Posted on 11/3/2009)
Iowa State University Extension and Iowa Gardening magazine have teamed up to provide information to Iowans about gardening in Iowa.

Master Gardener - Volunteer Experts at Your Service!
(Posted on 11/3/2009)
We will be training a new group of Master Gardeners in the begining of 2010. Check out our site to see how to join. They are ready to answer your questions during their weekly office hours (call 563-583-6496, Extension 19 to be connected or leave a message). You can drop-in the office, too. Please check for Master Gardener office hours.

The Myths Of lawn And Garden Care
(Posted on 10/13/2009)
The Myths of Lawn and Garden Care presentations are now available to view on the web through Adobe Flash Player.

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.

Ask the ISU Garden Experts: Twig Beetles, Hostas and Magnolias
(Posted on 10/21/2009)
This week's answers discuss why leafy twigs may be falling from oak trees, whether hostas need winter protection, and how to germinate seeds from a saucer magnolia.

Events

Horticulture (lawn, garden, trees, turf)

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Staff

Patrick O'Malley-Horticulture Field Specialist
Phone: (319) 337-2145
Fax: (319) 337-7864
Email: omall@iastate.edu