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Dec

9

Blue Springs Museum Garden

Blue Springs Historical Society’s Garden Blooms 12/7/2023 0 Comments By Extension Master Gardener (EMG) volunteers, Joanie Shover, Michele Cole, Sherri Carter, and MU Extension Horticulture Instructor Cathy Bylinowski, bylinowskic@missouri.eduThe Blue Springs Historical Society Museum is where history lives in the...
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Mar

31

April Gardening

Spring is here. If you are interested in gardening outdoors, now is the time to start. Cool Season Vegetables, those that thrive in cooler temperatures can be sown into moist, crumbly garden soil now. Follow the planting information on the...
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Jan

21

Native Landscaping for Wildlife and People

Dave Tylka, who will be presenting at the Master Gardeners Annual Spring Seminar, is a semi-retired professor of Biology at St. Louis Community College at Meramec where he taught full time for...
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Feb

7

Bringing Houseplants Down to Size

We sometimes receive calls from gardeners who wish to donate houseplants that have outgrown their location. In most cases, we don’t have room to accept plants and suggest that people bring them down to size by air-layering. Air-layering is...
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May

9

Become a Master Gardener!

Master Gardeners and Garden ‘N Grow Participants It is time to steer our friends, family, neighbors, acquaintances, and any other people you know who are interested in gardening to the Master Gardener Volunteer Training! We are accepting applications through June...
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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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Sep

3

Dividing Peonies

Peonies are a favorite perennial of gardeners because of their beauty and low maintenance. In Kansas, peonies provide a beautiful display of flowers each spring before Memorial Day. Though peonies can be left in place indefinitely, many gardeners wish to...
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Jun

11

Edible of the Month: Basil

Starting basil from seed allows you to grow lots of plants for little cost. Basil is one of the most popular culinary herbs and is used in cooking around the world. It is very symbolic and has a rich history....
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Apr

8

Fertilizing the Home Orchard

Fruit trees benefit from fertilization around the bloom period, but the amount needed varies with the age of the tree. Normally, trees primarily need nitrogen, so the recommendations are for a high nitrogen fertilizer such as a 27-3-3, 29-5-4, 30-3-3...
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Apr

1

Starting Tomatoes Early

If you would like to have your tomato plants produce earlier in the year, there are certain things to keep in mind. Most people who try to get a jump on the season set their tomatoes out early and hope...
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