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Many gardeners enjoy maintaining a quality turf. Others despise lawn work and demand a low-maintenance turfgrass. Still others are confused about how to keep a lawn. You don't have to be an expert to have a quality ... [... more]
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Control Weeds
Perennial weeds emerge, grow, and produce some structure that enables the plant to overwinter and resume growth year after year. These plants typically reproduce by vegetative mechanisms as well as seeds. Common ... [... more]
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Lawn and Garden information is divided into four subject areas: Junior Master Gardener Program Master Gardener Program [... more]
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Home Gardening
Obviously gardening is enjoyed by a large and growing number of people in the nation, as well as in Mississippi, making it one of the top leisure activities in the United States. As the interest in all aspects of ... [... more]
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Flower Gardening
Annuals and perennials spice the landscape with their colorful flowers and foliage. Beds of color provide brilliant accents against backgrounds of permanent plantings, soften man-made lines, and provide graceful ... [... more]
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Youth Gardening
When working with older kids (past about 13), one-to-one works better than groups, since gardening (and anything else that could get you dirty) is a remarkably un-cool and disgusting way to spend time. Try to add ... [... more]
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Herb Gardening
Don't expect to harvest armloads of English lavender blooms or great handfuls of French tarragon. Sage and thyme can also be difficult to grow, disappearing mysteriously after a few years. Don't blame yourself. These ... [... more]
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Vegetable Gardening
Select a Vegetable Subject An Introduction to Growing Vegetables Diseases Fall Gardening Garden Planning Harvesting Herbs in the Vegetable Garden Horticulture Publications Online Insects Mulching Organic Gardening ... [... more]
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Diseases
The "current situation" may be obtained by email by contacting Dr. R. Alan Henn, Associate Specialist, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University. ... [... more]
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Mississippi Gardens Column
Kerry Johnson is a hobby gardener, weekly newspaper columnist and an Area Extension Horticulture Agent for 11 coastal counties in Mississippi. ... [... more]
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Brussells Sprouts
Brussels Sprouts, a cold-hardy, slow-growing, long-season vegetable. is not frequently grown in Mississippi gardens. The cool weather of neither spring nor fall is long enough for proper development. When attempting ... [... more]
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Cantaloupes
Muskmelons do not tolerate cool temperatures or transplanting very well, so wait until soil is warm before planting seeds. To warm the soil, use black plastic mulch, floating row covers, or plastic tunnels. Start ... [... more]
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