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Yard and Garden Highlights

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Wondering about mushrooms and morels? 
Identifying edible mushrooms, morels, and other fungi can be a challenge, even for a specialist. Eat only those you can identify without a doubt.

Yard and Garden News

7/1/2009 - Ask the ISU Extension Garden Experts: Evergreens, Tulips, Barberries and Tomatoes
This week's answers discuss evergreens that can be planted on a slope, when to move tulips, verticillium wilt in barberries and curling leaves on tomato plants.

6/29/2009 - Postharvest Handling of Vegetables Highlighted at July Workshops
Sessions in Ames and Decorah to include discussions on wholesale markets and on preparing produce for market.

6/29/2009 - Summer Care of Raspberries
Pruning, weed control and irrigation can help ensure an excellent fruit crop during summer months.

6/26/2009 - Ask the ISU Extension Garden Experts: Fertilizer, Rain Gardens and Blueberries
This week's answers tell how to interpret the numbers on the fertilizer bag and when to pick blueberries. The advantages of rain gardens are also discussed.

6/24/2009 - Manage Brush Effectively and Economically with Herbicides
Three distinct types of herbicide treatments are commonly used to control invasive woody plants. They are cut-surface, basal bark and foliar applications.