Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

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Things to do in the Ozarks outdoors: hiking, camping, fishing, places to visit and more.

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Conservation Areas Perfect for Celebrating National Trails Day

On the first Saturday of June each year, the American Hiking Society encourages people to discover the healthy fun of spending time hiking, biking and horseback riding.

National Trails Day falls on June 2 this year, and the…[more]

By Jim Low, Missouri Dept. of Conservation
05-16-2012

A Problem with Patches

A lawn can be a source of pride when healthy and green, but a front yard full of disease can be an embarrassment.

Dead-looking areas of the lawn can be the first sign of two common fungal diseases.…[more]

By University of Mo. Extension
05-16-2012

Tagged Catfish Are Being Stocked Around the State

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community Fisheries Program is continuing their efforts to get families involved in fishing with a tagged catfish campaign. Thousands of channel catfish from the AGFC’s warm-water hatchery facilities are currently being stocked…[more]

By Arkansas Game and Fish
05-09-2012

Thinning Fruit in the Home Orchard

Sometimes fruit trees try to produce more fruit than is good for the plant. Poor fruit size and flavor, plant stress, and alternate bearing can result when certain types of fruit trees aren’t properly thinned.

“For gardeners with…[more]

By University of Mo. Extension
05-08-2012

Bull Shoals Lake is Incredible Fishery for Bassmaster Elite Anglers, Amateurs or Families

Bull Shoals Lake is an incredible fishery – just ask a pro, especially those at the recent Bassmaster Elite Series TroKar Quest held April 19-22 on this 60,000-acre impoundment.

“Most definitely this is one of the best lakes…[more]

By Jill M. Rohrbach, Ark. Dept. of Parks and Tourism
05-02-2012

As Temperatures Rise, Gardeners Look to Warm-Season Vegetables

Home gardeners can finally put their green thumbs back to work on garden mainstays like tomatoes and peppers.

Warm-season vegetables need the milder temperatures of late April and early May to ensure successful growth from seedlings to fruitful…[more]

By University of Mo. Extension
04-26-2012

Benefits of a Well-Drained Soil

An ideal soil is half solid and half pore space by volume, and that pore space should be equal parts air and water. Gardening practices greatly influence pore space in cultivated soils.

“Most gardeners don’t have an ideal…[more]

By University of Mo. Extension
04-25-2012

Start at the Bottom for Better Fishing Results

When the fish are not biting, go to the bottom. It’s a technique that has worked for generations and often one that turns a poor fishing day into a satisfactory one. The basic idea, according to experienced anglers with the…[more]

By Arkansas Game and Fish
04-19-2012

To Seed or to Transplant?

A fundamental and often overlooked decision in planting a garden is whether to directly seed a crop into the soil or to place transplants of a crop into the garden, says a University of Missouri Extension horticulturist.

“Gardeners…[more]

By University of Mo. Extension
04-19-2012

Get Into a Two-Week Planting Schedule

Too many gardeners go all in when it comes to planting a vegetable garden by planting the entire garden at once, says a University of Missouri Extension horticulturist.

“Some fruiting vegetables can produce throughout the season, so it…[more]

By University of Mo. Extension
04-17-2012
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