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Horticulture publications

Contents

• Flowers and Houseplants
• Fruit
• General
• Landscaping
• Lawns
• Missouri Master Gardener Program
• Other Horticulture: Weed Control, Garden Soil, Propagation
• Trees and Shrubs
• Vegetables

Flowers, Houseplants

• G6510, Caring for Houseplants
• G6511, Care of Flowering Potted Plants
• G6515, Lighting Indoor Plants
• G6520, Terrariums
• G6540, Drying Flowers and Foliage Arrangements
• G6550, Spring Bulbs for Indoor Blooming
• G6560, Home Propagation of Houseplants
• G6570, Starting Plants From Seeds
• G6600, Roses: Selecting and Planting
• G6601, Roses: Care After Planting
• G6610, Spring Flowering Bulbs: Daffodils
• G6620, Summer Flowering Bulbs: Gladiolus
• G6629, Flowering Annuals: Characteristics and Culture
• G6650, Flowering Perennials: Characteristics and Culture
• G6660, Wildflowers in the Home Landscape
• G6661, Ornamental Grasses
• G6950, Steps in Fertilizing Garden Soil: Vegetables and Annual Flowers
• NCR99, Care of Houseplants
• NCR486, Chemical Disease Controls for the Greenhouse Industry
• NCR491, Control of Diseases on Commercial Outdoor Flowers
• NCR556, Growing Perennials

Fruit

See also: Human environmental sciences: Food and nutrition

• G6000, Pruning Raspberries, Blackberries and Gooseberries
• G6001, Pollinating Fruit Crops
• G6005, Fruit and Nut Cultivars for Home Plantings
• G6010, Home Fruit Spray Schedules
• G6020, Fire Blight
• G6021, Home Fruit Production: Apples
• G6022, Apple Cultivars and Their Uses
• G6024, The Vertical Axis System: A Training Method for Growing Apple Trees
• G6026, Disease-Resistant Apple Cultivars
• G6030, Home Fruit Production: Peaches
• G6085, Home Fruit Production: Grape Varieties and Culture
• G6090, Home Fruit Production: Grape Training Systems
• G6135, Home Fruit Production: Strawberry Cultivars and Their Culture
• MP651, Midwest Commercial Fruit Tree Spray Guide
• MP711, Pecan Pest Management: Insects and Diseases
• MX377, Missouri Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide 2000
• MX920, Sharka: Plum Pox Virus of Stone Fruits
• NCR63, Common Tree Fruit Pests
• NCR429, Renovating Old, Abandoned Apple Trees
• PS23, Pecan Insects and Diseases: An Aid to Identification and Control
• WG1001, Understanding and Preventing Freeze Damage in Vineyards - Workshop Proceedings
• WG1002, Justin R. Morris Vineyard Mechanization Symposium: Workshop Proceedings

General

• CB2, Grounds for Gardening Guide Book
• NRAES133, Production of Vegetables, Strawberries, and Cut Flowers Using Plasticulture
• NRAES164, Enhancing Profitability in Greenhouse Firms

Landscaping

See also: Lawns; Trees and shrubs

• CD20, Midwest Landscape Plants: A Pictorial Guide
• G6900, Tree Placement on Home Grounds
• G6901, Developing the Landscape Plan
• G6902, Low-Maintenance Landscaping
• G6905, Landscaping Your Front Yard
• G6910, Landscape Plantings for Energy Savings
• G6911, Gardening in the Shade
• G6912, Water-Efficient Gardening and Landscaping
• G6930, Building Brick Walks and Patios
• NRAES184, The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home
• NCR400, Ground Covers for the Midwest
• NCR528, Diagnosing Shoot Boring Insects of Pines
• SB767, Trees of Missouri

Lawns

See also: Landscaping

• G6700, Cool Season Grasses: Lawn Establishment and Renovation
• G6705, Cool Season Grasses: Lawn Maintenance Calendar
• G6706, Establishment and Care of Zoysia Lawns
• G6708, Thatch: Enemy of Lawns
• G6720, Home Lawn Watering Guide
• G6722, Caring for Flooded Lawns
• G6725, Grasses in Shade: Establishing and Maintaining Lawns in Low Light
• G6730, Establishment and Care of Buffalograss Lawns
• G6749, Natural Lawn Care
• G6750, Home Lawn Weed Control
• G6751, Calibrating Sprayers and Spreaders for Athletic Fields and Golf Courses
• G6752, Commercial Horticulture: Turf Weed Control
• G6756, Turfgrass Disease Control
• G6770, Bermudagrass for Athletic Fields
• G6772, Cool-Season Grass Cultivars for Athletic Fields
• G6954, Soil Testing for Lawns
• G6959, "Don't Bag It" Lawn Care: How to Recycle Your Grass Clippings, Leaves and Branches
• MP733, Lawn and Garden Soil Test Interpretations and Fertilizer Recommendation Guide
• MX345, Turfgrass Diseases I
• MX348, Turf Pests I
• MX388, The Turf Disease Diagnostic Program at MU
• NCR26, Lawn Weeds and Their Control
• NCR400, Ground Covers for the Midwest
• NCR461, Ornamental Grasses for the Midwest

Other Horticulture: Weed Control, Garden Soil, Propagation

See also: Crops: Weed control; Soils

• G1911, Understanding the Pesticide Label
• G6955, Improving Lawn and Landscape Soils
• G6956, Making and Using Compost
• G6958, Grass Clippings, Compost and Mulch: Questions and Answers
• G6959, "Don't Bag It" Lawn Care: How to Recycle Your Grass Clippings, Leaves and Branches
• G6960, Mulches
• G6965, Building and Using Hotbeds and Coldframes
• G6970, Home Propagation of Garden and Landscape Plants
• G6971, Grafting
• G6972, Budding
• G6985, Raised-Bed Gardening
• MP733, Lawn and Garden Soil Test Interpretations and Fertilizer Recommendation Guide

Trees, Shrubs

See also: Landscaping

• G6800, Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees
• G6805, Selecting Landscape Plants: Flowering Trees
• G6810, Selecting Landscape Plants: Uncommon Trees for Specimen Plantings
• G6815, Selecting Landscape Plants: Needled Evergreeens
• G6820, Selecting Landscape Plants: Broad-Leaved Evergreens
• G6825, Growing Azaleas and Rhododendrons
• G6830, Selecting Landscape Plants: Deciduous Shrubs
• G6835, Selected Ground Covers for Missouri
• G6840, Selecting Landscape Plants: Ornamental Vines
• G6850, How to Plant a Tree
• G6865, Fertilizing Shade Trees
• G6866, Pruning and Care of Shade Trees
• G6867, First Aid for Storm-Damaged Trees
• G6870, Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
• G6879 Irrigating Trees and Shrubs During Summer Drought
• G6881, Leaf Scorch of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
• G6885, Preventing Construction Damage to Trees
• M145, Controlling Tree and Shrub Pests Around the Home
• MX342, Tree Diseases I
• MX343, Tree Diseases II
• MX344, Tree Diseases III
• MX349, Tree and Shrub Pests I
• NCR528, Diagnosing Shoot Boring Insects of Pines
• SB767, Trees of Missouri
• XR1, Ice and Freeze Damage to Ornamental and Fruit Trees: Implications and Remediation

Vegetables

See also: Human environmental sciences: Food and nutrition

• G6201, Vegetable Planting Calendar
• G6202, Disease Prevention in Home Vegetable Gardens
• G6203, Common Diseases in the Home Garden
• G6204, Controlling Nematodes in Gardens
• G6220, Organic Gardening Techniques
• G6221, Marketing Vegetables in Missouri
• G6222, Selling Strategies for Local Food Producers
• G6223, Starting and Operating a Farmers' Market: Frequently Asked Questions
• G6226, Vegetable Harvest and Storage
• G6230, Exhibiting and Judging Garden Vegetables
• G6368, Growing Sweet Potatoes in Missouri
• G6369, Eggplant Production
• G6370, Fresh Market Tomatoes
• G6372, Growing Sweet Peppers in Missouri
• G6390, Growing Sweet Corn in Missouri
• G6400, Frequently Asked Vegetable Questions
• G6405, Growing Home-Garden Asparagus
• G6461, Growing Home Garden Tomatoes
• G6462, Watering and Fertilizing Tomatoes in a High Tunnel
• G6470, Growing Herbs at Home
• G6950, Steps in Fertilizing Garden Soil: Vegetables and Annual Flowers
• M163, Managing Insect Pests in the Home Vegetable Garden
• M170, High Tunnel Tomato Production
• M173, High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production
• MP737 Garden 'n Grow, Leader Handbook
• MP738 Garden 'n Grow, Gardener's Notebbook
• MX384, Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers
• MX788, Midwestern Vegetable Variety
• MX831, Vegetable Gardening in the Midwest
• NCR100, Edible Wild Mushrooms
• NRAES137, Greenhouses for Homeowners and Gardeners
• PS9, Common Vegetable Insects
• PS29, Grain Molds and Vegetable Storage Pests

Updated 7/24/08

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