Horticulture and Home Pest News articles

November 14, 2023
Composting FAQs November 14, 2023
All About Amaryllis November 14, 2023
Caring for Holiday Plants November 14, 2023
First Round of AAS 2023 Winners Announced November 14, 2023
How to Protect Trees and Shrubs from Animal Damage Over Winter November 14, 2023
October 10, 2023
Perennials with Fall Color October 10, 2023
How to Harvest and Store Apples October 10, 2023
Frost Dates in Iowa October 10, 2023
Selecting and Planting Spring-Blooming Bulbs October 10, 2023
AAS Winners are Great Fall Plants for Your Home Garden October 10, 2023
September 12, 2023
Fall Lawn Care September 12, 2023
Growing and Harvesting Ornamental Corn September 12, 2023
How to Force Spring-Flowering Bulbs Indoors September 12, 2023
Let's Talk Trees on the Video Series, The Undergrowth September 12, 2023
Oak Leaves Flagging throughout the Tree Canopy September 12, 2023
Harvesting Grapes at Home September 12, 2023
AAS Winners are Great Ornamental Peppers for Your Home Garden September 12, 2023
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles (MALB) and Fall Fruit: Why you should look before you eat September 12, 2023
August 8, 2023
Harvesting and Storing Vine Crops August 8, 2023
Perennial Sunflowers for the Home Landscape August 8, 2023
Horticulture at the Iowa State Fair August 8, 2023
Landscape Plants for Difficult Sites August 8, 2023
AAS Winners are Great New Vegetables for the Home Garden August 8, 2023
Should You Worry About Bald-Faced Hornets? August 8, 2023
July 11, 2023
Growing Cucumbers in the Home Garden July 11, 2023
Summer Blooming Perennials July 11, 2023
Bed Bugs or Bat Bugs-ID is Crucial to Management July 11, 2023
Trees for Iowa July 11, 2023
Tips and Tricks for Identifying and Tracking Plant Problems July 11, 2023
AAS Winners are Great Plants for Your Garden July 11, 2023
Don't Wait to Renovate (Strawberries) July 11, 2023
Iowa Butterfly Forecast for July 2023 July 11, 2023
June 20, 2023
All About Stem Girdling Roots June 20, 2023
Growing Roses in Iowa June 20, 2023
Causes of Branch Dieback in Trees June 20, 2023
AAS Winners are Great New Plants to Grow in the Garden June 20, 2023
June 6, 2023
Growing Squash in Iowa June 6, 2023
Growing Coneflowers in Iowa June 6, 2023
Growing Ferns in Iowa June 6, 2023
AAS Winners are Great New Plants for Your Home Garden June 6, 2023
Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Dos and Don'ts June 6, 2023
May 23, 2023
How to Grow Strawberries in Containers May 23, 2023
Irises for the Home Landscape May 23, 2023
Growing Lilacs in the Home Garden May 23, 2023
New PIDC Service-Insect Molecular Identifications May 23, 2023
Iowa Butterfly Forecast for June 2023 May 23, 2023
AAS Winners are Great New Additions to Your Home Garden May 23, 2023
May 9, 2023
Crop Rotation in the Vegetable Garden May 9, 2023
Growing Rhubarb in Iowa May 9, 2023
May Blooming Perennials May 9, 2023
AAS Winners are Great New Flowers to Grow in Your Home Garden May 9, 2023
New Text Line for Sending Images to the Plant & Insect Diagnostic Clinic May 9, 2023
New Complimentary Service from the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic: Sample Trackers! May 9, 2023
New Podcast on Weather and Vegetable Gardening is Available May 9, 2023
April 18, 2023
Mowing Tips for Spring April 18, 2023
All About Tulips April 18, 2023
Celebrate Arbor Day & Earth Day April 18, 2023
AAS Winners are Great New Plants to Grow in the Home Garden April 18, 2023
April 4, 2023
Cold and Freeze Damage to Garden Plants April 4, 2023
How to Divide and Transplant Perennials April 4, 2023
Planting Trees in the Landscape April 4, 2023
Early Season Wasp Management April 4, 2023
AAS Winners are Great New Plants to Grow in Your Home Garden April 4, 2023
March 7, 2023
AAS Winners are Great New Plants to Grow in Your Home Garden March 7, 2023
Guide to Starting Seeds Indoors March 7, 2023
How to Prevent Ice and Snow Damage on Trees and Shrubs March 7, 2023
How to Force Branches of Spring-Flowering Trees and Shrubs March 7, 2023
February 7, 2023
Caring for Valentine's Day Plants February 7, 2023
Plan now, save later: Proactive plant disease management February 7, 2023
Your Complete Guide to Pruning Trees and Shrubs February 7, 2023
AAS Winners are Great New Plants to Grow in Your Home Garden February 7, 2023
How to Create and Care for a Terrarium February 7, 2023
Reminder to start thinking about winter fruit pruning! February 7, 2023
Fungus Gnats in Houseplants February 7, 2023
January 10, 2023
A New Feature is Now Available on Horticulture and Home Pest News January 10, 2023
Mushroom, Morels, and Other Edible Fungi- Upcoming 2023 Workshops January 10, 2023
Be Sure to Check Your Houseplants January 10, 2023
Germinations Requirements for Annuals and Vegetables January 10, 2023
Keeping Insects Out of Your Home in the Winter January 10, 2023
AAS Winners are Great New Plants to Grow in Your Home Garden January 10, 2023
How to Propagate Houseplants by Air Layering and Simple Layering January 10, 2023
December 9, 2022
Caring for Holiday Plants December 9, 2022
AAS Winners are Great New Plants to Grow in Your Home Garden December 9, 2022
2023 Home Gardening Webinar from the Master Gardener Program December 9, 2022
2023 Winter Master Gardener Training Offered Winter and Fall December 9, 2022
The Legends and Traditions of Holiday Plants December 9, 2022
Germination of Tree Seed December 9, 2022
November 11, 2022
New Diagnostician Staff at the ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic November 11, 2022
Selecting and Caring for a Cut Christmas Tree November 11, 2022
Protecting Trees and Shrubs from Animal Damage Over Winter November 11, 2022
AAS Winners are Great New Plants to Grow in Your Home Garden November 11, 2022
All About Witch Hazels November 11, 2022
Growing Hardy Figs in Iowa November 11, 2022
October 14, 2022
Fall Garden Clean-Up October 14, 2022
Planting Spring Bulbs October 14, 2022
Annuals from Cuttings October 14, 2022
Cross Pollination of Squash and Other Vine Crops October 14, 2022
Fall Planting October 14, 2022
September 9, 2022
AAS Winners are Great New Plants to Grow in Your Garden September 9, 2022
How to Overwinter Plants September 9, 2022

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