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  • Thousand cankers disease threatens Missouri walnut trees
    Monday, May 20, 2013
    COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri’s black walnut trees could be in trouble if thousand cankers disease (TCD) moves in from bordering Tennessee.
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  • Spring comes late to the dance
    Friday, May 3, 2013
    COLUMBIA, Mo. – Talk about being all dressed up with nowhere to go. Too many Missouri gardeners are watching spring days slip away because of cool, wet weather, which has delayed the gardening season well past the frost-free date.
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  • Clay soil: A mixed blessing, but easily corrected
    Monday, April 29, 2013
    KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – You dig your first spadeful of soil in your new garden and discover you have a shovel full of clay.
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  • Top 10 tips for long-living trees
    Tuesday, April 9, 2013
    NEVADA, Mo. —Trees, like people, have a life span. They live, they flourish, they die. University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist Pat Miller offers her Top 10 practices for prolonging the life of your tree.
  • Getting ready to grow
    Friday, March 29, 2013
    KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Winter is the time when Mother Nature slumbers. Spring is when plants, trees and gardens begin to wake up. So as the greenery rubs the sleep from its eyes and readies for the growing season, there are chores you need to do.
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  • Drought damage: Which trees will survive?
    Monday, March 18, 2013
    GALLATIN, Mo. – Last year’s drought left many of Missouri’s trees and shrubs in trouble. As spring arrives, we’ll learn what survived and what did not.
    Media available: photos
  • Caring for snow-damaged trees
    Monday, March 18, 2013
    COLUMBIA, Mo. – It’s difficult to see a tree that you’ve nurtured for years broken and battered. Trees damaged by recent snowstorms may require some heartbreaking decisions.
  • Winter weather and plant injury
    Tuesday, March 12, 2013
    KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Road salt comes in handy when streets, sidewalks and driveways are slippery with ice. It’s not so handy when it splashes onto plants or soaks into the soil.
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  • Helping your soil be all it can be
    Tuesday, March 12, 2013
    KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The earth beneath your feet may seem ordinary and benign. It’s anything but. Good soil can mean the difference between a garden that thrives and one that struggles and dies. Plants depend on soil for water, nutrients, minerals and even physical support.
    Media available: photos
  • Soil tests take the guesswork out of fertilizing your lawn and garden
    Friday, March 1, 2013
    COLUMBIA, Mo.– Many garden and home-improvement stores offer a seemingly endless selection of fertilizers. What’s the best choice for your lawn or garden? Only your soil knows for sure.
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  • Practice good garden hygiene by sanitizing tools
    Friday, March 1, 2013
    COLUMBIA, Mo.– Just like surgeons and dentists, gardeners should work with clean tools. Sanitizing garden tools between uses will lower the risk of spreading diseases from one plant to another, says a University of Missouri Extension horticulturist.
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  • Major factors for horticulture irrigation are water and time
    Friday, January 4, 2013
    MARSHFIELD, Mo.– There are a number of things to consider when making decisions on irrigating horticulture crops, but the most important is determining water needs based on the mature crops, says Bob Schultheis, a University of Missouri Extension natural resource engineering specialist in Webster County.
  • New app helps you name that weed
    Wednesday, December 19, 2012
    COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension has released a free app for iPhones, iPads and Android devices to help people easily identify weeds in the field, lawn or garden.
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