Yard and Garden News
The following yard and garden news items are from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
- Iowa 4-H celebrated record-breaking participation of over 600 entries in the 4-H Horticulture Show, held Aug. 10 at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.
- Learn safety best practices and get advice from a wildlife specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. A five-part podcast series will cover safety tips that can save limbs and lives.
- Food insecurity is real, and it’s probably happening in your neighborhood. That’s why Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Master Gardener volunteers collaborate with community organizations on Growing Together Iowa projects. Volunteers create and maintain gardens and donate the produce to local food pantries, along with recipes and tips for using the fresh produce.
- Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has received a $100,000 grant from Iowa Total Care to support Growing Together Iowa and the Iowa Master Gardener program. With this grant, the programs will promote healthy food access for Iowans with low income, including by bringing more fresh produce to local food pantries.
- Multiple forestry field days and wind break schools will be offered this fall across Iowa, according to Billy Beck, assistant professor and extension forestry specialist at Iowa State University.
- Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach discuss what you can do when you encounter issues with your tomatoes.
- The horticulture team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will show how crops can be grown in greenhouses, on acreages, on lawns and on water (known as hydroponics). Attend the Farm Progress Show Aug. 27-29 to learn more.
- In a recent article for the Acreage Living Newsletter, a field specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach highlights the main points to consider when reviewing produce cleaning and harvesting procedures.
- Farmers who want to gain a better understanding of their Carbon Intensity Score can take advantage of a simple calculator developed by an economist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
- The horticulture team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will hold the 2024 Fruit and Vegetable Field Day Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Iowa State University’s Horticulture Research Station, northeast of Ames.
- Dan Fillius, field specialist for horticulture and commercial vegetables with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, shares his insight on some basic sweet corn questions.
- While relatively easy to grow, cucumbers can have some potential pitfalls. Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach answer questions to help solve some of the problems gardeners may encounter when growing cucumbers.
- When gardeners have questions – they can get answers – thanks to two popular gardening resources offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Iowa Public Radio.
- Join wine and horticulture specialists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach for the 2024 Wine Grape Field Day Aug. 1 at Iowa State's Horticulture Research Station.
- The Integrated Pest Management team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach produced a short video to help answer questions and share interesting information about periodical cicadas.
- Iowans who want to complete Master Gardener training this fall can apply July 12 through Aug. 12. The training is offered by gardening experts with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
- Learn more about growing daylilies in your garden from questions answered by horticulturalists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
- In this article, horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach answer questions about strawberry care in the home garden.
- This year’s rainy, warm spring could be problematic for orchards due to fire blight, says a fruit crop specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.