Posts by ashlee
Fertilizing Blueberries
Blueberries are sensitive to excess levels of fertilizer. Do not go over the recommended amount. Year of Planting: Apply fertilizer according to soil test and work into the soil before planting.…
Read MoreDogwood: Nature’s Little Show-off
Few spring scenes are as spectacular as the annual display provided by dogwood trees in the Ozark woodlands. Inconspicuous for most of the year, these diminutive denizens of our forests…
Read MoreGardeners’ Gathering
Thursday, April 28, 2016 “Vegetables: Tried & True and Best of the New” The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City present: “Vegetables: Tried & True and Best of the New”…
Read MoreGarden Asparagus Care
Controlling Weeds in Home Garden Asparagus Beds The best time to control weeds in asparagus is early spring before the asparagus emerges. A light tilling (or hoeing) that is shallow…
Read MoreNew Bee Balm for the Garden
‘Leading Lady Plum’ Bee Balm typically bloom in midsummer, but ‘Leading Lady Plum’ leads the way in early summer, flowering earlier and forming a more petite clump than other…
Read MoreDon’t prune mid-March through June
MO Tree Health News: March 9, 2016 It’s time to stop pruning oak trees! Remember the rule for oaks, “Don’t prune mid-March through June”. Oaks become more susceptible to oak wilt…
Read MoreTime to Plant Potatoes Approaching
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, so it is time to get seed potatoes in the ground. Actually any time from mid- to late-March is fine for potato…
Read MoreIncrease in the Monarch population
Fantastic news! Friday, February 26, 2016 with the 2015-16 eastern monarch population estimates were released. The news is excellent, and our thanks to each of you for your hard work that…
Read MoreBring Spring Inside
Late winter is a great time to bring some color into your home with branches from your spring-flowering trees and shrubs. Forcing branches into bloom is easy and this is…
Read MoreRhubarb: The Pie Plant
Fans of the popular public radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, know that when life, seemingly, cannot get any worse, “one little thing can revive a guy, and that is…
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