Extension Services

 

The Cooperative Extension System is a federally funded network of educational institutions. Every state in the U.S. has an extension office located at its land-grant university along with a network of local offices.

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Understanding Container Gardening

 

If you are a garden lover, but have no space for your gardening appetite, don’t worry gardening is not necessarily out of your reach. In the available space of your house say balcony, patio, deck, or sunny window, you can create a container gardening, which will not only bring you joy but also vegetables. So, are you ready to start container gardening yourself…

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Row Covers

It is the rare gardener who finds the growing season long enough. Fortunately, gardeners can satisfy the itch to plant early and to keep crops producing through fall by using row covers.

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How To Get An Accurate Soil Test

One of the best deals for gardeners is a soil test, available through local cooperative extension offices or private laboratories. In most areas, you can get a fairly comprehensive and informative test done for $5 to $10—less than you'd spend for a bag of fertilizer. And that soil test may tell you that you don't even need that fertilizer.

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The Essential Herbal Blog: It started with a stroll through the farmers market

 

It started with a stroll through the farmers market

The Essential Herbal Blog: It started with a stroll through the farmers market

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Here are the basics of what you'll need to get your garden seeds started:
http://gardening.about.com/od/gardenprimer/ss/SeedStarting.htm

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The Garden Swap: "The Facts And Fiction Of Man-Eating Plants
They've been a staple of horror for centuries. Man-eating plants. The silent member of a league that includes vampires, Frankenstein, and werewolves. Man-eating plants have permeated books, news, television, and film...
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The Garden Swap: "Shade Shrubs
Shady areas of yards often require more thought than sunny locations when selecting shrubs. Identifying the degree of shade should be one of the first tasks when choosing a shade shrub. Is partial shade different than partial sun? Partial shade may mean something different to each persons experience or definition of shade. The one constant about shade is that shade is created by the blockage of the suns light. This blockage can occur because of a natural barrier, such as trees, or it can be a man made barrier such as a house or other structure. Another constant is the movement of the sun across the sky...
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Watering Tips for your Plants & Lawn

Garden Tips: " Kevin explains how to know how much and how often to water a plant and the best times to water. Watering is crucial to ensure a healthy lawn and garden so we hope you find these garden watering tips helpful."

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Ornamental Grasses

 

By: Rhonda Fleming Hayes - About Rhonda

Uncle. Yeah, you heard me. I have finally come around to ornamental grasses. It has been a long road to acceptance, now turned to honest admiration, while the rest of the gardening world almost passed me by.

Ornamental Grasses