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Not just for farmers, but for gardeners too The Cooperative Extension System is a nationwide, non-credit educational network.

Soil testing is an important aspect for desert gardens.

Assessing soil quality is important for healthy plant growth. A local Extension service can perform a detailed analysis, but this simple home test can get you started.

Colorful flowers, shrubs, water ways and vegetables adorn the Demonstration Garden which covers three acres of Grange Park's 26 acres in south Kennewick, Washington.

There are millions, perhaps billions of bacteria and fungi that come into contact with plants every day.

If food thaws before you need it, inspect it before you trash it. Some edibles can be refrozen without safety hazards. FDA advice.

Simple corn-based vegetable recipes are quick to prepare from garden fresh summer ingredients. Ingredients include onions, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers, and basil.

A spring garden might take a little work, but planned properly, even a small area can provide enough vegetables for an average-sized family.

As people are enjoying good health well into retirement years, community gardening provides as outlet for enjoying nature while eating well and living the green life.

The iguana population in South Florida is booming and homeowners are struggling to keep them out of the yard. Here's a few tips on controlling their population.

Native grasses can replace turf, be grown on hillsides to help prevent erosion, and for a number of other purposes.

Throughout its 150 year history, Oregon State University has focused on researching the sciences and strives to be an excellent place to study.

The early years of the New Deal have been described as cooperation in economic planning between the federal government and business.

Organic gardeners that host black walnut trees on their property must protect garden plants from the toxic juglone emitted by the trees' hulls, roots, and leaves.

Desert soils are quite different that most soils. So it's important to know and understand the techniques in using fertilizer when gardening vegetables in desert areas.

February is the month for pruning vines, planting bare root trees, and starting seedlings. Work this month sets the stage for a glorious garden this spring and summer.

The kitchen garden is perfect for growing a few extra plants. The extra harvest can be prepared and frozen for use throughout the winter season.

In many locations late winter is an ideal time to prune grapes, clematis, wisteria and roses. Pruning stimulates new growth, and fruit and flower production.

Landscape fabric yields excellent results when we carefully analyze and then prepare project sites. Checklists are important and useful before planting and/or mulching.

Make a rich holiday dip that is great with apples or ginger snap cookies. This pumpkin recipe is very easy and very tasty.

Onions are high in quercetin, a valuable antioxidant, and also contain vitamins B and C. Onion stalks contain vitamin A, thiamin and ascorbic acid.

Antique roses are hardy plants that survive and thrive in Texas's challenging conditions. Old rose varieties smell like roses should. Lots of color and style variety.

A number of soil problems can occur when planting roses in a desert garden. Conditions from iron deficiencies in the soil to excesses of alkali salts can affect roses.

A few simple changes can help you reduce your individual impact on the environment while you beautify your landscape.

With egg prices up 30 percent, you need to shop around before you buy them. Where to find the best bargains on eggs. A look at grocery stores & warehouse clubs.

A few warm sunny days in early spring can fool you into thinking spring is here for good. This is not always true.

Look for some gardening gift ideas to celebrate Father's Day, in June. Plant a memory, while spending time in Dad's garden.

A Texas Master Gardener not only loves gardening, but is trained in up-to-date plant, tree, and lawn-care information from the Texas Cooperative Extension.

Providing organic care for indoor potted plants is important to gardeners who wish to minimize their exposure to chemicals indoors.

Late summer is the time to rejuvenate the vegetable garden and get it ready for fall planting. A few simple steps can guarantee bountiful crops.

Buying fresh fruits and veggies doesn't have to be expensive, if you know how and where to look.

The Earth-Kind program provides gardeners up-to-date information on landscaping practices that help sustain the environment and offer a well-designed landscape.

Autumn's colours herald the end of summer and are followed by the Fall of the leaves, but why does it happen? It is all about protecting the trees.

Using methods favored by past generations, many today are saving water and money by reusing the greywater from their house and harvested rainwater for greener lawns.

The lack of summer rainfall in North Texas requires supplemental watering to maintain lush landscapes. Consider applying xeriscaping practices to minimize water use.

The secret to clean air at home and at work is in these ten tips - a complete system to make rooms allergy and asthma safe using the best home air cleaners and purifiers.

Seven is a lucky number when you consider these reasons to switch to organic gardening methods.

Here and in future articles, we learn how to landscape, step-by-step, a relatively new house in Charlottesville, VA (plant hardiness zone 7).

Nutrients in the soil are valuable for the plant. A basic soil test will tell you the pH of the soil, how many nutrients are available and if the plant can access them

Just as with people, vegetable garden plants can suffer from nutrient deficiencies that can affect their health and wellbeing.

Simply putting peppers in the ground doesn't end the job of raising peppers. A few other chores are required.

When cold weather approaches, squirrels look for a warm place to hide and that could include an attic. Gardeners can do a few preventive things to keep squirrels a bay.

There are drawbacks to raising vegetables in desert gardens...especially in poor, alkaline soil, and little rain, but a little work and care canchange that.

Learn how to dispose of cleaners, aerosols, corrosives, poisons, paints and solvents safely.

Compost and barrier-mulches are the secrets to easy wildflower landscaping. Establish wildflower meadows and lawns without using a pre-planting contact herbicide.

Organic gardening is even more fun when it's free.

Though most gardens look pretty skeletal in January, there are still enough jobs to do to keep an avid gardener busy.

Sandy, clay or loam, it's important to make sure a garden's soil is ready to feed new plants.

South Florida is literally crawling with iguanas, basilisks and anoles which began showing up in the 1980s and are now propagating prolifically.

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