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| Art and edible gardening >> Home and Garden | staff |
| What put Salina, KS in the news in 2005 wasn't a tornado nor a pedophile but a pragmatic use of space that in today's worsening economic climate would help put food on the table.
Starting in what ...more |
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| Hints for edible landscaping >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| One of the best methods of edible landscaping is to incorporate food producing plants right in with other landscaping in an esthetically pleasing arrangement. That's the advice of Mark Bernskoetter, ...more |
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| How to deal with mold and food >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| A little bit of mold on a loaf of bread or on the top of a container of cream cheese can not be easily cut away and discarded, according to Tammy Roberts, a nutrition specialist with University of ...more |
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| Spring shrub sale is underway at Crowder >> Home and Garden | c-brown |
| The Crowder College Agriculture Department is selling burning bush and boxwood shrubs in 2-gallon pots. $8 each; discount for quantity. For more info on the growing habits of the plants go here. ...more |
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| 2008 plants for the "green" gardener is posted >> Home and Garden | staff |
| Meant to raise awareness for native plants for the home landscape and foster environmental stewardship with their use, the Missouri Botanical Garden in collaboration with the University of Missouri ...more |
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| Missouri state forestry begins seedling sale >> Home and Garden | vbryan |
| The George O. White State Forest Nursery, near Licking, MO, again is offering Missouri residents a variety of seedlings for reforestation, windbreaks, erosion control, as well as wildlife food and ...more |
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| Preparing venison the safe way >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Venison is the choice for the main course in many households this time of year. And from a nutritional perspective, it is a great choice according to Tammy Roberts, nutrition and health education ...more |
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| Good-bye, bleach for ridding of household mold >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| The bleach approach to getting rid of mold or mildew on household surfaces can be difficult to control, according to advice from Jeff Barber of Springfield, MO, a housing and environmental design ...more |
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| Name that weed >> Home and Garden | admin2 |
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Creeping Red Woodsorrel or Oxalis corniculata is one of the plants listed in the online Weed I.D. Guide maintained by the Science Program of the University of Missouri-Columbia.
The University ...more |
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| Do you really need a generator? >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Generators have been selling fast in southwest Missouri over the last several weeks. The interest has been driven by wide-spread power outages created by the great ice storm of 2007.
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| If it has thorns, it must be a cactus...not >> Home and Garden | sltimme |
| by Dr. Stephen L. Timme
Is it a cactus or not?
Occasionally, some of the chain stores (I won’t mention any names but one of them might have the acronym WM) will sell a species of plant they ...more |
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| Find Cardinal Flowers in moist areas >> Home and Garden | sltimme |
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Two fairly common perennial species found in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas are members of the bellflower family (Campanulaceae) – the Cardinal Flowers, in the genus Lobelia. The genus ...more |
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| After the deluge mushrooms may grow >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Rainfall, followed by a few days of warm temperatures, will usually bring out a few mushrooms.
According to Jay Chism, agronomy specialist, University of Missouri Extension, mushrooms may be ...more |
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| Help available for lawn and garden questions >> Home and Garden | mariwinn |
| A Master Gardener helpline sponsored by the University of Missouri Extension has been set up to provide answers for lawn or garden questions. It will be manned on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from ...more |
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| Plant an air conditioner >> Home and Garden | mariwinn |
| This ornamental willow does not fall in the shade tree category. Situated on the northwest side of the house, it has been uprooted by four major wind storms. The last time it was righted through the ...more |
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| Brown patch adds to the lawn money pit >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Many Missouri lawns will be showing signs of the disease brown patch this summer according to Gaylord Moore, horticulture specialist, University of Missouri Extension. General symptoms appear as ...more |
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| How to rid the yard of moles >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
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Putting chewing gum in the mole runs is one method of ridding one's property of this pesky animal, according to Gaylord Moore, horticulture specialist for the University of Missouri Extension, but ...more |
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| House plants can tolerate neglect >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Some houseplants have specific needs that require constant care and attention. But thankfully, there are some other plants that have a wider range of adaptability, and can survive where many others ...more |
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| Leaves of three, leave them be >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Poison ivy grows in all of Missouri’s counties and it is well adapted to any soil condition. As a result, poison ivy can be found along streams, rock ledges, wooded slopes, fencerows, gardens, ...more |
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| Is radon lurking in your home? >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Cooler temperatures make this the perfect time to test your home for harmful radon gas according to Bob Schultheis, natural resources engineering specialist, University of Missouri Outreach and ...more |
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| Apply wood ash to garden sparingly >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Wood ashes left behind after burning in wood stoves, furnaces, and fireplaces -- some of the most common home heating systems in the Ozarks -- can benefit plants and gardens if used sparingly. ...more |
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| Is carbon monoxide a deadly guest in your home? >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| More than 500 people die each year in their homes from carbon monoxide(CO) poisoning, according to a local extension specialist. A small number, you say? Research suggests many more may be getting ...more |
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| Growing herbs, a practical, fun hobby >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Growing fresh herbs in a pot or in plant beds can be an easy way to liven up meals according to Pat Miller, agronomy specialist from Nevada, MO.
In the gardens of American pioneers, herbs were the ...more |
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| Include storm shelter in house plans >> Home and Garden | mariwinn |
| The devastating tornadoes that hit southwest Missouri recently have caused many area residents to think about making better preparations for surviving future storms.
According to Bob Schultheis, ...more |
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| Recipe of the Month >> Home and Garden | mariwinn |
| Clear Japanese Soup
1˝ qt Chicken Broth
1/3 cup Dry Sherry
4˝ tsp Soy Sauce
1 Thinly Sliced Lemon
6 Sliced Fresh Mushrooms
2 Green Onions And Tops Sliced Diagonally
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