November 11, 2016
Maintain Houseplants During Winter
Houseplants provide much-needed beauty and color indoors during winter, but they require special care to keep them vibrant during over winter. See the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach yard and garden news release from November 2, 2016 for tips on caring for houseplants in winter.
Prepare Strawberry Plants for Winter
Pre-winter care and preparation is required to help strawberry plants survive through the winter in Iowa. Learn more about what must be done during fall to protect strawberries in gardens, raised beds and containers in the Iowa State University yard and garden news release from November 9, 2016.
Pruning Oak Trees
Oak trees are valuable assets in the home landscape. Occasionally oak trees need to be pruned for health, safety, and appearance reasons. Two important aspects of pruning are timing and technique.
Cankers and Diebacks With One Common Suspect: Botryosphaeria
Botryosphaeria fungus can cause blister-like structures under the bark of twigs, bark sloughing, cankers, leaf drop, diebacks and fruit rots on tree fruits.