Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Asparagus is always a welcome sight in spring as a first opportunity for fresh vegetables straight from the garden. It is important to know how to prepare and store fresh asparagus for the best taste and maximum freshness, says a…[more]

There are a lot of vegetables out there for home gardeners in the Midwest to try beyond the standard offerings at the garden center, says a University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist.

Marlin Bates suggests gardeners look into…[more]

Trees, hedges and bushes.... When spring comes, the impulse is to hand out haircuts.

Correct pruning can help keep your plants’ size in check, remove undesirable growth and stimulate desirable growth. Spring is a good time for tree…[more]

Not only have flowers, buds, pollen and green grass appeared with the coming of spring, but so have those fertilizer commercials.

“Before you follow up on the advertisements’ suggestions, be sure to have your soil tested for free…[more]