Flowers and houseplants : publication
Piercing-sucking pests such as aphids, scales and mites are commonly found on home garden and landscape plants. Learn how to identify and control them in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
Help the pollinators and harvest your own honey: Become a beekeeper! Learn the basics, from where to locate your aviary to how to keep your bees healthy, in this beginning beekeeping guide from University of Missouri Extension.
David H. Trinklein
Horticulture State Specialist
Division of Plant Sciences
Revised by David H. Trinklein
Division of Plant Sciences
To many people, a home is not complete without attractive potted plants. Proper care of houseplants helps increase satisfaction and enjoyment from them and extends the blooming period of many flowering plants.
Learn how to make a butterfly garden, get some fun facts and tips about butterflies, and see two example butterfly gardens in this colorful two-page guide.
Create distinctive indoor decorations by drying flowers and foliage. Air-drying, pressing, using dessicants, microwave oven-drying and freeze-drying methods plus preserving foliage with glycerin are covered in this illustrated MU Extension guide.
David Trinklein
Horticulture Extension State Specialist
Department of Plant Science & Technology
Revised by David Trinklein
Horticulture Extension State Specialist
Division of Plant Sciences & Technology
Our Missouri garden journal is also a how-to guide and information resource. It provides a place to organize gardening info, plans and notes. Gift it to the gardeners in your life! If you are a Master Gardener, treat yourself!
Reviewed by David Trinklein
Horticulture Extension State Specialist
Division of Plant Sciences & Technology
Sunflowers are an easy, fast growing flower that can add much fun to the garden. Learn about common varieties and how to grow them in this one-page guide.
Chapter 9 of the Missouri Master Gardener Core Manual
Mary Kroening
Division of Plant Sciences
Reviewed by Dave Trinklein
Horticulture State Extension Specialist
Division of Plant Sciences & Technology
Plant pieces cut from a parent plant and rooted to form new plants are called “cuttings.” Use of cuttings is a simple, inexpensive way to multiply houseplants and garden plants.
Chris Starbuck and Michele WarmundDivision of Plant Sciences
This publication discusses some of the least-toxic control options you can use for pests of houseplants, home greenhouses and interior plantscapes.
Lack of adequate light can harm your plants. Visit our website today to learn best practices for lighting indoor houseplants.
Making seed tapes is a great winter activity that makes for quick planting during gardening season. Learn how in this one-page guide.
Bruce A. Barrett
Division of Plant Sciences
Editor’s note
Chapter 1 of the Missouri Master Gardener Core Manual
Welcome
Plant propagation is the process of increasing the number of plants of a particular species. Visit our site to learn more about Plant Propagation.
To understand why plants respond as they do to natural influences, gardeners must understand their structure and how they grow. Visit our site to learn more.
Raised-bed gardens have several advantages, including higher yields and a longer growing season. Vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees and shrubs can all be grown in raised beds. Learn about types of raised beds and how to build and maintain them in this gui
Planting roses? Learn how to mulch, water, prune, and care for your roses. Includes a pest guide.
Roses are well adapted to many different environmental conditions. They are useful as landscape plants and prized as cut flowers. Since they are the product of centuries of breeding and selection, many shapes, forms, and colors provide endless types to select from and use.
Learn how to establish, manage and maintain beehives to foster healthy bees and produce surplus honey to use or sell. Flowering periods for Missouri honey plants are included in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
Soil is a mixture of minerals, organic matter, air and water. Visit our site to learn about Soils, Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Management.
David Trinklein
Horticulture Extension State Specialist
Division of Plant Sciences & Technology
Revised by David Trinklein
Horticulture Extension State Specialist
Division of Plant Sciences and Technology
Learn how to ensure your garden soil has the nutrients plants need. Start with a soil test, fertilize according to the report, and follow the other steps outlined in this guide to enhance your soil’s fertility.
David Trinklein
Horticulture Extension State Specialist
Division of Plant Sciences & Technology
Grow new plants with cuttings from existing ones. Learn how to take a cutting and create an environment in which it can develop roots in this 2-page guide.
Reviewed by David H. Trinklein
Division of Plant Sciences
Learn how to plant and harvest easy-to-grow flowers and how to arrange them in a vase in this colorful two-page guide.
Learn how to design, locate and care for a wildflower garden; and what wildflowers suitable for shaded or sunny locations in Missouri. Tips on collecting native plant seeds and other propagation methods are included in this MU Extension guide.
Winter sowing is a method of starting seeds in late winter for spring transplanting. Learn what plants you can winter sow and how in this one-page guide.