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  • Mar

    19

    Wild Garlic, Wild Onion, and Star-of-Bethlehem

    Wild garlic (Allium vineale) and wild onion (Allium canadense) are two closely related plants that can become weed problems in home lawns and landscapes. Though wild garlic and wild onion look much alike, each has an odor that is characterized...

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  • Mar

    12

    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...

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  • Mar

    9

    A Dozen Tips for Starting Plants from Seed

    There are three excellent reasons to start plants from seed. First, you'll have many more varieties to choose from. Garden centers and greenhouses usually only offer the most popular plants and leave many new or old-fashioned varieties off the table....

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  • Mar

    5

    Pruning Deciduous Shrubs

        Gardeners are eager to get out and do something in the landscape this time of year. One chore that can be taken care of during March is pruning certain shrubs. Often, gardeners approachpruning with trepidation, but it is...

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  • Mar

    3

    March Gardening Calendar

     Category     Week Activity       1 2 3 4    Houseplants x x x x 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...

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  • Mar

    2

    Starting Tomatoes Indoors

      Is it time? Can I start my tomato seeds yet? We're all eager for spring, but starting your tomato seeds too early is a bad idea. You don't want to end up with leggy, weak seedlings do you? Follow...

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  • Feb

    20

    Edible of the Month: Peas

    Peas are not only tasty, they look beautiful grown next to colorful flowers such as this amaranth. Fresh peas are a treat. They are one of the earliest crops ready for harvest in spring, and are prized because fresh peas...

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  • Feb

    11

    Fertilizing Spring Flowering Bulbs

    The best time to fertilize spring-flowering bulbs is when foliage emerges in the spring rather than at flowering. Traditionally, gardeners have applied fertilizer during bloom or a bit after, but because bulb roots start to die at flowering, fertilizer applied...

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  • Feb

    10

    2015: Year of the Coleus

    The National Garden Bureau has chosen coleus as its ornamental annual to promote in 2015.  Thus, we now are in the “year of the coleus”.  This colorful yet durable plant adapts well to a wide range of exposures and garden...

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  • Feb

    9

    February Gardening Calendar

    Ornamentals Weeks 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. Weeks 1-4: Inspect summer bulbs in storage to be sure none are drying out....

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University of Missouri Extension Master Gardener Program