Yard and Garden Information

Local News

"Pumpkins, Pumpkins"
(Posted on 11/2/2009)
“Pumpkins, Pumpkins” is the program to be held at the Webster County ISU Extension Office on Tuesday, November 10th at 6:30 p.m. .

News from Iowa State University Extension

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.

Staff

James L. Patton-Region 7 Extension Education Director
Phone: 515-576-2119
Fax: 515-576-6447
Email: jlpatton@iastate.edu

Yvonne Nilles-Part-Time Multi-County Horticulture Assistant
Phone: 515-832-9597
Fax: 515-832-9599
Email: ynilles@iastate.edu