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Red imported fire ants found in Bootheel

Entomologist Richard Houseman confirms red imported fire ant mounds in the Bootheel. The exotic species has spread throughout the southeastern U.S. and has cost affected states billions.

Natural lawn care

Increasing numbers of homeowners are inquiring about low-impact environmental approaches to lawn care. Using natural or environmentally friendly products seems to be the direction many are taking to maintain their lawns.

Many hands make light work

Gardening with others can be both rewarding and challenging. Use the Community Gardening Toolkit to plan, enhance and sustain your community gardening project.

Lighting indoor plants

Indoor plants depend on proper artificial lighting to keep them alive, especially during the shorter days of winter. Artificial light can keep plants growing strong indoors, but the right place for decoration is not always the right place for plant health.

News

• Historic Veterans Day freezes highlight need to protect landscape plants from cold
  Tuesday, November 10, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. –Missouri horticulturists remember Veterans Day, Nov. 11, as the date of two massive freeze events that damaged trees and shrubs across the Midwest.
• Fall is time to build next year’s garden soil
  Friday, November 6, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – It’s not too soon to start thinking about next year’s garden, said a University of Missouri Extension horticulturist.
• Missouri confirms red imported fire ant mounds in Bootheel
  Wednesday, October 7, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri has its first confirmed report of red imported fire ants, and residents of Missouri’s Bootheel should be on the lookout for fire-ant mounds on their property, said Richard Houseman, University of Missouri entomology professor and state extension entomologist.
  
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• Wraps or guards can lessen winter damage to young trees
  Monday, October 5, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tree wraps or guards can lessen the risk of southwest injury, a condition that can afflict young trees in winter, said a University of Missouri horticulturist.

Web Sites

The following are general-interest lawn and garden Web sites from the University of Missouri. Browse the menu on the left for sites on more specific lawn and garden topics.

• College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
• Master Gardener
• Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory

Publications

The following are general-interest lawn and garden publications. Browse the menu on the left for more specific lawn and garden publications.

• CB2, Grounds for Gardening Guide Book
• EQM105F, Yard and Garden Care: How It Affects Your Health and Environment (Fact Sheet)
• EQM105W, Yard and Garden Care: How It Affects Your Health and Environment (Work Sheet)
• G6954, Soil Testing for Lawns
• G6999, Grounds for Gardening Index and Table of Contents
• MG0, Master Gardener Core Manual Series
• MG2, Plants and Their Environment
• MG4, Soils, Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Management

You may be interested in these related publications:

• G6956, Making and Using Compost
• G6957, How to Build a Compost Bin
• G6958, Grass Clippings, Compost and Mulch: Questions and Answers
• MP205, Extension Publications Catalog
• MP555, Horticulture Soil Sample Information
• MP906, Community Gardening Toolkit
• MWPS21, Home and Yard Improvements Handbook