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  • October Gardening Tips

    Start fall compost pile Plant winter- and spring-flowering bulbs Divide and replant crowded fall-blooming bulbs after leaves yellow Buy winter- and spring-blooming bulbs Plant container and balled-and-burlapped trees fruit trees Cut back on feeding houseplants (do not feed dormant houseplants)...

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  • Winterizing the Garden

    Top Ten List for Inspiring Winterizing. 1. Spend a golden, autumn day in the vegetable garden. The way our winters have been quickly descending on us, this could be a last opportunity to soak up the warm sun- shine. While...

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  • Don’t Forget the next GG

    Gardeners' Gathering Tuesday, Oct 16 - 6:30 pm Scott Rieter, Groundskeeper Linda Hall Library Arboretum and Horticultural Grounds, "A Year in the Life at Linda Hall Library Grounds". Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Parkway, KC, MO.  The lecture is...

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  • Box Elder Bugs

    Here is a great article about Box Elder Bugs by Dr. Raymond Cloyd. entomology.k-state.edu/doc/Newsletters/KS%20Insect%20Newsletter%2025.pdf

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  • Trees help cities adapt to climate change and goats eating Kudzu…

    Check out this article from Alliance for Community Trees Atlanta, GA (August 17, 2012) — After a dry, hot summer, trees are taking center stage as a tool to mitigate urban heat islands and generally help cities adapt to a...

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  • September Vegetable Garden Tips

    Gather leaves for composting. Mix green and dry materials and alternate with thin layers of soil or compost for more rapid decomposition. Now is the time to reap the harvest of the fall garden. Zone 5 has a fast approaching...

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  • KCCG Communtiy Garden Roundtable

    Kansas City Community Gardens’ is hosting their first annual Community Gardeners Roundtable and Potluck on Saturday, October 20th from 9am –noon.  Join us as we bring together community garden leaders for a morning of discussion and sharing of ideas. What...

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  • The Dreaded Emerald Ash Borer!

    Thank you Chris Veach for putting this guide together.

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  • Fall berries are bounty for birds

    With the shortening days of late summer giving way to fall, most people notice a substantial decline in activity at their feeders. This time of year Mother Nature provides a bounty that lures the birds from the feeders to something...

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  • Plants that beat the heat

    [gallery] Good annuals for hot, dry conditions include: Dahlberg daisy (Dyssodia tennuiloba) Dahlberg daisies have dainty yellow flowers and thrive in hot conditions. They grow to approximately six-eight inches. Dusty miller (Senecio cineraria) Dusty miller makes an attractive foliage plant...

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