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2023 Winter Master Gardener Training Offered Winter and Fall
The application window is opening January 9 for the 2023 Winter Master Gardener training cohort, which will be offered in 27 counties or extension regions.
The Master Gardener program is excited to announce the 2023 season of the Home Gardening Webinar series! The themes for this year’s series are edibles, pruning, and water usage.
Emerald ash borer is now in all but 7 of Iowa’s 99 counties. As it spreads across Iowa, the impact is felt differently depending on if your community has just been reported infested or has been infested for many years.
We have received few (very few) reports of a peculiar phenomenon involving woodland walnut trees in Iowa. In each case, the walnut tree leaves are gone, and the tree trunks are shrouded with fine webbing.
Pollinator Week recognizes and celebrates the importance of pollinator health. An initiative of the Pollinator Partnership, it is a time to raise awareness for pollinators and spread the word about what can be done to protect them.
Blackberries, black raspberries, and raspberries are different species of brambles, so their management can differ. Raspberries can have either red or yellow fruit, but they are the same species of plant and so they have the same management.
Now you can listen to your favorite gardening experts from the popular “Horticulture Friday” segment each week on Iowa Public Radio’s Talk of Iowa any time! Iowa Public Radio has launched a new garden podcast, “Garden Variety.” 
