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9

Garden Calendar June Week 2

June Week 2 Ornamentals Plant tropical water lilies when water temperatures rise above 70 degrees. Apply a balanced rose fertilizer after the first show of blooms is past. Rhizomatous begonias are not just for shade. Many varieties, especially those with...
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Jun

6

Kansas Insect Newsletter for 06 Jun 2014

Some areas of interest in this weeks insect newsletter. Especially the Bagworms, if any of you have Arborvitae or Juniper this may help you. Clusters of Bugs (white-margined burrower bug), Now Is Time To "Nail" Those Bagworms, Hessian Fly, National...
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Jun

6

Do you know about Pollinator Week?

Brought to you by: www.pollinator.org Pollinator Week will take place June 16 - 22, 2014 Background of Pollinator Week Pollinator Week was initiated and is managed by the Pollinator Partnership. Seven years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval and designation...
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Jun

6

Habitat Loss on Breeding Grounds Cause of Monarch Decline

Story by: University of Guelph Habitat loss on breeding grounds in the United States – not on wintering grounds in Mexico – is the main cause of recent and projected population declines of migratory monarch butterflies in eastern North...
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Jun

3

Gardening Calendar June Week 1

I have decided to change up the gardening calendar and give a week-by-week list vs. the whole month. This way it is easier to accomplish this busy time of year in the garden. June Week 1 Ornamentals Deadhead bulbs and...
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May

28

Gardeners’ Gathering

Thursday June 19, 2014 What Your Backyard Tree Wants You to Know The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City present: “What Your Backyard Tree Wants You to Know” Thursday June 19, 2014, 6:30 pm at Country Club Christian Church, 6101...
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May

28

More info on Master Gardener training!

Master Gardener Training will be offered for interested citizens in the Kansas City area by University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialists as well as other local horticulture experts. Training starts on August 16 and lasts 16 weeks. Applications and a...
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May

26

Become A Master Gardener!!

Are you interested in helping the public learn to grow plants, fruits, and vegetables? Would you like to share your love of gardening? Are you interested in becoming a Master Gardener of Greater Kansas City? If so. please visit www.mggkc.org...
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May

20

May 16th KS Insect Newsletter

In this weeks newsletter.....Variegated Cutworms, Alfalfa Weevils, Not to Beat a Dead Horse -- Epilogue -- Brownheaded Ash Sawfly, At the Community Gardens (flea beetle, cabbageworm larvae, Colorado potato beetles, bean leaf beetles), Little Clowns - Hollyhock Weevils//
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May

12

Kansas Insect Newsletter

In last weeks Kansas Insect Newsletter...European Pine Sawfly, Eastern Tent Caterpillar, Alfalfa Weevil Update, Wheat Aphids - Chinch Bugs, Brownheaded Ash Sawfly Read HERE
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