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Yard & Garden/Horticulture
Local Highlights
Yard & Garden Resources
- Barn Quilts of Washington County, Iowa
- Composting Basics
- Fall Lawn Care
- Farmstead Windbreaks
- Gardening in the Zone
- Gardening Publications
- Hort & Home Pest News
- Integrated Pest Management
- Iowa DNR Forestry
- Iowa Horticulturist Magazine online
- Iowa Insect Information
- ISU Horticulture Department
- ISU Plant Pathology
- ISU Weed Science
- Junior Master Gardeners
- Master Gardeners
- Project Green
- Reiman Gardens
- Yard & Garden Frequently Asked Questions
- Yard & Garden News-U of MN
- Yard & Garden Online
Statewide Resources
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Let us "feed" your appetite for gardening information with a wide menu of gardening entrees.
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Helping support the state’s evolving grape and wine industry, because the potential economic opportunities in wineries, value-added agriculture and tourism are limitless.
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Images and information on a wide range of common pest and non-pest insects encountered in the home, yard and garden.
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Information on Pesticide Applicator Training, Integrated Pest Management, and related environmental programs.
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Convenient access to horticulture publications, programs and people.
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Master Gardeners are individuals who have an interest in horticulture, have taken the Master Gardener training offered by Iowa State University Extension, and share their time and expertise with other gardeners.
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Information on lawn, garden, and landscape plant questions is available from ISU Extension staff.
- 515-294-3108
- 10am to noon and 1-4:30pm, Monday through Friday
- hortline@iastate.edu
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Horticulture & Home Pest News is filled with articles on current horticulture, plant care, pest management, and common household pests written by Iowa State University Extension specialists.
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Production and business management information for commercial producers on wide variety of fruits and vegetables.
