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  • Apr

    13

    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. Every six weeks thereafter apply a high nitrogen fertilizer such...

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  • Apr

    4

    Dogwood: 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 outdo their towering neighbors by providing a spectacular exhibition of...

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  • Mar

    29

    Gardeners’ 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” Thursday April 28, 2016, 6:30 pm at Kauffman Foundation Conference Center,...

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  • Mar

    16

    Garden Asparagus Care

    Controlling Weeds in Home Garden Asparagus BedsThe best time to control weeds in asparagus is early spring before the asparagus emerges. A light tilling (or hoeing) that is shallow enough to avoid the crowns will eliminate existing weeds. Many gardeners...

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  • Mar

    11

    New 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 Bee Balm (like ‘Pardon My Purple’). She typically blooms from early summer...

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  • Mar

    9

    Don’t prune mid-March through June

    MO Tree Health News: March 9, 2016It'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 a couple weeks before budbreak occurs in the spring. Fresh wounds...

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  • Mar

    8

    Time 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 planting. Be sure to buy seed potatoes rather than using those...

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  • Mar

    3

    Increase 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 contributed to the increase in the Monarch population. We still have...

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  • Mar

    2

    Bring 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 the perfect time of year to do this simple project. ...

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  • Mar

    2

    Rhubarb: 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 a piece of rhubarb pie.” Whether the latter is truth...

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