Annual Shade Tree Short Course to Return in February
Join ISU Extension and Outreach at this valuable resource for arborists, industry professionals, students and educators.
Join ISU Extension and Outreach at this valuable resource for arborists, industry professionals, students and educators.
Use perennials to help keep a garden interesting all season.
Extension expert discusses selecting and caring for young fruit trees.
Two new podcasts are out from the ISU Department of Plant Pathology.
Biostimulants are a fast-growing class of agricultural additives that may increase nutrient and water uptake, tolerance to stress, and improve root growth by supporting a variety of biological processes. Biostimulants have especially caught the attention of organic farmers and those interested in sustainable food production as a substitute for more conventional synthetic fertilizers, but many conventional farmers utilize biostimulants for their beneficial properties.
A List of Horticulture Resources!
A List of Horticulture Resources!
Frost damage occurs when the temperature briefly dips below freezing (32°F). Learning how to manage and mitigate losses due to frost is crucial in continuing to grow vegetables, especially in the Midwest, and to maximize both yields and profits for both large and small scale farms.
A new fact sheet series is available to help specialty crop growers prepare for and respond to possible dicamba and 2,4-D drift. The series provides detailed information on documenting and reacting to drift incidents, preventing and preparing for possible drift damage, and presents an overview of dicamba and 2,4-D drift issues.
As the season winds down for summer crops (sweet corn, pepper, tomato, etc.) we should not let our guard down on fall crops such as broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprout, kale, etc. These crops are on still actively growing and need attention when it comes to pest management.