Recent News

Due to the coronavirus pandemic around the globe, and out of an abundance of caution, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has decided to cancel the morel and oyster mushroom certification workshops scheduled for March 21 and April 4.

 

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and florists across the country are preparing for one of their busiest times of the year.

Chocolate, along with roses, are standard gifts for Valentine’s Day. While chocolates are popular gifts, have you ever wondered how chocolate is produced and the origins of this tasty treat? 

Hundreds of lawncare professionals, sports field and golf course managers filled the Meadows Conference Center this week for the 2020 Iowa Turfgrass Conference and Tradeshow, Iowa’s premier event for the turfgrass industry, presented by the Iowa T

While I have been perusing the never-ending supply of garden catalogs arriving daily in my mailbox, others like the staff at Garden Media (a garden communication/consulting company) have been out collecting data on the newest garden trends for 202

Beginning in February, the Master Gardener program with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will provide a webcast series in county extension offices across the state.

HHPN readers might be interested in these upcoming horticulture conferences/workshops that are listed below.  Additional information on each program is available from the listed contacts.

 

Mary, Mary quite contrary How does your garden grow? All the flowers, all the colors All in a perfect row

Landscape architects and garden designers might disagree with Contrary Mary’s arrangement of flowers in a perfect row, but maybe it make

Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) is a deciduous tree that produces edible nuts in September and October. This is a different species from the American chestnut that was decimated last century by a fungal canker blight

This year, we trained around 240 new Master gardeners. They came to campus to use the concepts learned in the introduction to plant pathology webcast to practice.

Accidental invaders are insects that inadvertently enter homes and buildings from the surrounding landscape. Many species are troublesome during late summer and fall as they move to protected locations to spend the winter.

See Richard Jauron’s Yard & Garden news release (above) for a description of Botryosphaeria twig canker, oak apples and nutrient deficiency on oak trees.

The following are highlights and updates about sample submissions for our different services (identification or Plant problem diagnosis from fruit, vegetables, and ornamentals), and questions recently received in the Plant and Insect Diagnost

Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) seeds can be sown directly outdoors or started indoors.

Homeowners, gardeners and landscape managers are advised to be on alert for diseased rhododendrons.

Rust is a fungal disease caused by several species of Puccinia.  All turfgrass species are susceptible to rust.  However, it is most commonly seen on Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass. 

The following are highlights and updates about sample submissions for our different services (identification or Plant problem diagnosis from fruit, vegetables, and ornamentals), and questions recently received in the Plant and Insect Diagnost