Concerned about using pesticides in your garden? Try managing insects with integrated pest management (IPM) strategies.
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Growing Good Scents
Well-designed garden smell as good as they look. Use these tips to add irresistible, floral fragrances to your garden.
Gardening Friends?
Gardening season is here. As we become more involved in our landscapes and gardens, we need to be watchful of the possible hazards we might encounter.
Tree of the Week: American Plum
This native Kentucky plum tree is an important food source for a wide variety of wildlife. Native Americans used these wild plums extensively.
Winter and the Landscape
Winter is a time of stress on the landscape plants. Extra care during the winter will protect plants in the landscape, and they will recover looking their best.
Disease Resistant Vegetable Seeds
Using varieties that have disease resistance and/or tolerance to certain weather conditions is a helpful tool for vegetable production, especially if you don’t plan to use pesticides.
Bring Your Garden Inside
You don't have to face a long winter without home grown produce. Use these tips to bring your garden indoors.
How to Prevent Backyard Fruit Diseases
Home gardeners take note: late winter management is key to preventing backyard fruit diseases.
How to Handle Fall Yard Waste
Fall in a beautiful but messy time in Kentucky. How you handle yard waste impacts your garden and our environment.
Fall Is Garlic Planting Time
Fall is the perfect time of year to plant garlic. Garlic takes fall and winter to develop its roots, produces foliage in early spring, and is harvested in summer.
Oldham County Cooperative Extension Blog 