Posts by mggkc
Emerald Ash Borer Management
If you live in a county where the emerald ash borer (EAB) has been detected, and you have ash trees that you plan to treat with a systemic insecticide, now…
Read MoreContainer gardens to supply your salads
COLUMBIA, Mo. – It’s easy to grow lettuce in container gardens, says Kim Martin, manager of Tiger Garden, the student-run floral shop on the University of Missouri campus. Martin said…
Read MoreApril Gardening Calendar
Ornamentals Weeks 1-4: Study your landscape for gaps that could be nicely filled with bulbs. Mark these spots carefully and make a note to order bulbs next August. Weeks 1-4:…
Read MoreSave the Monarchs
SAVE THE MONARCH MIGRATION – ONE BUTTERFLY AT A TIME – PLANT MILKWEED Monarch butterfly numbers are at an all time low and many pollinators are declining as well. The…
Read MoreGardeners’ Gathering April 10th
Thursday April 10, 2014 The Not Too Big Vegetable Garden The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City present: “The Not Too Big Vegetable Garden” Thursday April 10, 2014, 6:30 pm…
Read MoreHeirloom Tomatoes!!
It seems everyone is interested in heirloom tomatoes these days. It’s not a wonder since they are best known for their sweet, rich, delicious, old-fashioned tomato taste. These…
Read MoreMarch Gardening Calendar
Houseplants Weeks 1-4: Two handsome houseplants that provide fragrant blossoms indoors this month are the Confederate Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) and Japanese Pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira). Both thrive in average home conditions…
Read MoreFebruary Gardening Calendar
Ornamentals Week 1-4: Winter aconite (Eranthis sp.) and snowdrops (Galanthus sp.) are hardy bulbs for shady gardens that frequently push up through snow to bloom now. Week 1-4: Water evergreens…
Read MoreThis Winter Could Set Records in Missouri
Missouri saw an unusually windy January, frozen soil with a deep frost line and temperatures that may make this winter among the top 10 coldest on record. “The preliminary data…
Read MoreCommon Crop Pesticides Kill Honeybee Larvae in the Hive
Four pesticides commonly used on crops to kill insects and fungi also kill honeybee larvae within their hives, according to Penn State and University of Florida researchers. The team also…
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