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The first and best defense against plant diseases is a healthy plant, which is the main task of an accomplished gardener. Preventing and managing plant disease begins even before planting, with site preparation and plant selection.When a plant does... Read more ...
Missouri is home to almost all temperate zone fruit plants, including strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, currants, blueberries, grapes, apricots, cherries, plums, nectarines, peaches, apples and pears. They can be harvested from... Read more ...
Parasitic diseases and nonparasitic disorders can cause serious vegetable losses in home gardens. Many species of microorganisms — including fungi, bacteria, viruses, phytoplasmas and nematodes — cause diseases of vegetable crops. For disease to... Read more ...
Vegetable gardening is a rewarding activity that can provide fresh, flavorful produce. It offers many of the same benefits as other gardening activities, including exercise, fresh air, landscape beautification and enjoyment. In addition, it promotes... Read more ...
Fruit plantings can be a source of beauty as well as fresh produce. However, for the inexperienced grower, they also can be a source of frustration and expense. Nursery catalogs are full of brightly colored advertisements depicting bountiful harvests... Read more ...
Figure 1. Written farm leases are important for landowners and tenants to outline responsibilities, duties and liabilities of an agreement.Verbal farm leases are a tradition in Missouri agriculture. Oral farm leases continue to make up around... Read more ...
This budget presents information useful to farmers planning the production, financing and marketing of winter wheat for grain. Table 1 presents estimates for the 2021 crop year for winter wheat production in northern, central and southwest Missouri.... Read more ...
Welcome to the Missouri Master Gardener program. In this program, you will receive classroom training to become a Master Gardener volunteer in partnership with University of Missouri Extension. More than 2,000 active Missouri Master Gardeners are... Read more ...
Alfalfa is the most productive legume for Missouri, with potential yields exceeding six tons of hay per acre on good soils. Unlike red or white clover, established alfalfa is productive during midsummer except during extreme drought. Alfalfa is a... Read more ...
Common names for broadleaf plant familiesAmaranth, PalmerAnoda, spurredAster, white heathBalloonvineBeggarticks, beardedBindweed, fieldBindweed, hedgeBlue false indigoBoneset, falseBoneset, lateBouncingbetBrowneyed-susanBuckbrushBuckthorn,... Read more ...
Success in growing fruits in home plantings largely depends on the type or cultivar selected. Midwestern growing conditions — cold winters; frosty or rainy springs; hot, dry summers — make it difficult to grow some of the well-known fruits. Every... Read more ...
