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  • Zucchinis: Not That Easy to Grow Anymore

      I like this article from K-State.  I know I have had issues growing zucchini and squash. By Dennis L. Patton, M.S., County Horticulture Agent, K-State Research and Extension/Johnson County As gardeners I am sure that somewhere along the way...

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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