Horticulture and Home Pest News articles

June 5, 2020
Elm Sawfly and other Asian Giant Hornet Look-Alikes June 5, 2020
Five Easy to Grow Vegetables June 5, 2020
Container Gardens Give Small Gardens Big Benefits June 5, 2020
Safely Forage for Mushrooms with this Field Guide June 5, 2020
Planting Tomatoes in the Home Garden June 5, 2020
Gardening While Isolated: Pest Management June 5, 2020
Planting Tomatoes in the Home Garden
Learn How to Plant a Container-Grown Tree
Online Workshops Planned for Safe Mushroom Foraging
May 22, 2020
Eastern Tent Caterpillars Make Another Appearance May 22, 2020
Gardening Myths: Five Myths That Are Just Too Good to be True May 22, 2020
Learn How to Plant a Container-Grown Tree May 22, 2020
Gardening While Isolated: Transplanting and Fertilizing Your Seedlings May 22, 2020
Container Gardens Give Small Gardens Big Benefits May 22, 2020
May 8, 2020
Asian Giant Hornet found in North America May 8, 2020
Selecting a Site for a Vegetable Garden May 8, 2020
Identifying Chemical Injury in Plants May 8, 2020
Varieties of Sweet Corn May 8, 2020
Cultivate Your Health through Gardening and Potatoes May 8, 2020
April 24, 2020
Planting Peppers in the Home Garden April 24, 2020
Online Workshops Planned for Safe Mushroom Foraging April 24, 2020
2019 ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Annual Report April 24, 2020
Guidelines for digital submissions to PIDC April 24, 2020
Yard and Garden: Freezing Spring Temperatures Can Affect Landscape Plants April 24, 2020
April 10, 2020
Avoid Pruning Oak Trees during Spring and Summer April 10, 2020
Watch for Fungus Gnats in the House and Take Action if Found April 10, 2020
Greet the Woollybear Caterpillars April 10, 2020
Planting Asparagus in the Home Garden April 10, 2020
Scouting for Landscape Plant Problems: An Integrated Pest Management Approach April 10, 2020
Mole Problems Surface in the Home Lawn April 10, 2020
March 27, 2020
Morel Mushroom Online Recertification Class Planned March 27, 2020
While Working From Home, Don't Forget the Office Plants March 27, 2020
Applying Pandemic Lessons: Sanitation can help in your garden too March 27, 2020
Division of Perennials in Spring March 27, 2020
Growing Gesneriads March 27, 2020
Get Your Lawn Ready for the Spring Season March 27, 2020
Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Update on COVID-19 March 27, 2020
March 6, 2020
2020 Mushroom Certification Trainings Cancelled March 6, 2020
Planting Potatoes in the Home Garden March 6, 2020
Start Onions the Right Way March 6, 2020
Master Gardener Training Offered This Fall March 6, 2020
The Art of Growing Seedlings Indoors March 6, 2020
January 10, 2020
Yard and Garden: Start Seeds with the Right Supplies January 10, 2020
Principles of Pruning, Part 3: Included Bark January 10, 2020
Principles of Pruning, Part 2: Making a Good Cut January 10, 2020
Principles of Pruning, Part 1: When and Why to Prune January 10, 2020
Propagating Houseplants from Leaf Cuttings January 10, 2020
Garden Trends for 2020 January 10, 2020
Master Gardeners Plan Winter Webcast Series January 10, 2020
Iowa Turfgrass Conference and Tradeshow a Success January 10, 2020
Remember to Order Seeds January 10, 2020
February 10, 2020
Learn to Prune Trees Successfully with Video Instructions February 10, 2020
For the Love of Chocolate February 10, 2020
Valentine’s Day Roses – Grown Globally February 10, 2020
New Gardening TV Show for Iowans February 10, 2020
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in 2 More Iowa Counties: Audubon and Guthrie Counties February 10, 2020
December 13, 2019
New HHPN Social Media December 13, 2019
How Do Your Milkweeds Grow? December 13, 2019
Care of Amaryllis after Flowering December 13, 2019
All About Air Plants December 13, 2019
Upcoming Horticultural Programs December 13, 2019
Yard and Garden: Enjoy a Holiday Poinsettia December 13, 2019
November 15, 2019
What is Chinese Chestnut? November 15, 2019
Vermicomposting Frequently Asked Questions November 15, 2019
Forcing Amaryllis Bulbs November 15, 2019
Yard and Garden: Snow and Landscape Plants November 15, 2019
Growing Together Mini Grantees Donate More Than 100,000 Pounds of Produce in 2019 November 15, 2019
October 11, 2019
Plant Pathology Sessions- Master Gardener Training Fall 2019 October 11, 2019
Strange and Spooky Plants for Halloween October 11, 2019
Forcing Spring-Flowering Bulbs October 11, 2019
It is Accidental Invader Season Again October 11, 2019
Yard and Garden: Getting Rid of Autumn Leaves October 11, 2019
August 30, 2019
Control of Ground Ivy in Lawns August 30, 2019
Fall 2019 Certified Pesticide Applicator Continuing Instruction Programs August 30, 2019
Iowa Turfgrass Field and Demo Day Sept. 11 August 30, 2019
Yard and Garden: Oak Tree Abnormalities August 30, 2019
Yard and Garden: Thatch and Fall Removal August 30, 2019
More Abnormalities on Oaks August 30, 2019
August 16, 2019
Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Update – August 16, 2019 August 16, 2019
Harvest and Storage of Apples August 16, 2019
Germination of Jack-in-the-Pulpit Seeds August 16, 2019
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in 3 More Iowa Counties: Chickasaw, Franklin and Jones August 16, 2019
Yard and Garden: Planting Lilies August 16, 2019
Yard and Garden: Harvesting Melons August 16, 2019
July 26, 2019
Be Alert for Diseased Rhododendrons in Iowa July 26, 2019
Rust on Turfgrass July 26, 2019
Controlling Moles in the Lawn July 26, 2019
Yard and Garden: Late Season Peony Care July 26, 2019
July 16, 2019
Summer blooming trees July 16, 2019
Phyllosticta needle blight July 16, 2019
Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Update – July 15, 2019 July 16, 2019
Fruit and Vegetable Field Day Planned for Aug. 5 July 16, 2019
Japanese Beetles are Spotty . . . As Usual July 16, 2019
Yard and Garden: Bell Peppers July 16, 2019
June 21, 2019
Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Update – June 21, 2019 June 21, 2019
At Last! Fireflies and Japanese Beetles June 21, 2019
Watch For Jumping Worms June 21, 2019
Yard and Garden: Harvesting Cole Crops June 21, 2019
ISU Research Farm Demonstration Garden Field Days June 21, 2019
Yard and Garden: Selecting Perennials for the Home Landscape June 21, 2019

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