Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

Weeks of hot, dry weather are causing disappointment for home vegetable and fruit growers who, despite lavishing care on their plants, aren’t seeing the fruits of their labors.

“I am getting tons of calls,” said Jerri Lephiew, Ouachita…[more]

During the blazing hot summer months, few things are as enjoyable as growing and sinking your teeth into your own ripe Arkansas tomato. And for home growers, there comes the inevitable question: is there something wrong with my tomato plant? …[more]

A new website from the University of Missouri Weed Science Program can help you identify weeds that might be invading your field, pasture, garden or lawn.

The website, http://weedID.missouri.edu, contains about 350 different plant species that could be…[more]

If your gardening space is limited, you might just need to look up in order to expand.

One way to maximize your fruit and vegetable production is to go vertical, said David Hillock, Oklahoma State University Cooperative…[more]

Homegrown herbs may earn their keep better than any other crop in the garden, says a University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist.

“Most commonly grown herbs are relatively pest-free and require minimal maintenance,” says Marlin Bates. “Couple that…[more]

Just because you don’t have a large area of land to dedicate to vegetable gardening does not mean you will have to depend on the grocery store for produce this summer.

David Hillock, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension…[more]

To say the least, Oklahoma has experienced a wild winter and early spring. From record-breaking snowfall to a change of 100 degrees or more in a week, Oklahomans have seen it all this season. With consistently warmer weather right around…[more]

A lawn of regionally native grasses would take less resources to maintain while providing as lush a carpet as a common turfgrass used in the South, according to a study by ecologists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Lady…[more]

Landowners may be seeing more dead pine trees in the next month as drought, Ips beetles and time exact their stealthy toll, said Caroll Guffey, extension forestry program associate with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.

“We…[more]

Most gardeners think of cover crops as plants that occupy space during the winter, but cover crops also can be useful during the summer months, said a University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist.

“Cover crops are a great…[more]