Yard & Garden/Horticulture

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Lawn Care
April 24, 2013

Proper mowing practices play a vital role in helping to maintain a healthy, sustainable home lawn. Lawn mowing is only one question horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach answer about lawn care and how to have a lawn with the desired characteristics. Homeowners and gardeners with lawn questions should contact horticulturists at Hortline by emailing hortline@iastate.edu or calling 515-294-3108 .

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Flower and Vegetable Transplants
April 24, 2013

Some vegetables are planted in the garden using small plants (transplants) rather than seeds. This is standard practice with warm-season vegetables like tomatoes, peppers and eggplant and is becoming the practice with cucumbers, squash, cantaloupes and watermelons because transplants shorten the time by several weeks between planting and harvest.

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Learn the Basics of Tree Planting with Extension Publication
April 24, 2013

The importance of planning when selecting trees is explained in Guidelines for Selecting Trees (RG 702), an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach publication.  Iowans must consider multiple things when selecting trees for a site.

Michele Sieren, Jenisa Hanson, Sarah Lenz
"Reaching Out" During Extension Week
April 5, 2013

Washington County Extension celebrated Extension Week by “reaching out” to partners and stakeholders in the Washington area.  Extension staff delivered back-scratchers with the imprint “Washington County Extension – Reaching Out to You.”   

Washington County Extension Named 2012 Business of the Year
March 24, 2013

Washington County Extension received the 2012 Business of the Year award at the Washington Chamber of Commerce annual dinner on March 18, 2013.

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Yard & Garden Resources

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Statewide Resources

  • Yard and Garden Online

    Let us "feed" your appetite for gardening information with a wide menu of gardening entrees.

  • Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute

    Helping support the state’s evolving grape and wine industry, because the potential economic opportunities in wineries, value-added agriculture and tourism are limitless.

  • Iowa Insect Information Notes

    Images and information on a wide range of common pest and non-pest insects encountered in the home, yard and garden.

  • Pest Management and the Environment

    Information on Pesticide Applicator Training, Integrated Pest Management, and related environmental programs.

  • Horticulture Extension

    Convenient access to horticulture publications, programs and people.

  • Iowa Master Gardener Program

    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.

  • Hortline

     Information on lawn, garden, and landscape plant questions is available from ISU Extension staff.

  • Horticulture & Home Pest News

    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.

  • Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Production

    Production and business management information for commercial producers on wide variety of fruits and vegetables.

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Gene Mohling
Regional Extension Education Director, Region 15
mohling@iastate.edu
(319) 337-2145
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(319) 653-4811
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