Garden Crafts For Kids
Mississippi State University Extension Horticulture Specialist Dr. Lelia Kelly talks about fun gardening activities and crafts to do with kids. First up is pressing and drying flowers or other plant parts. With some newspaper and a heavy book kids can press flowers to use in everything from wall hangings to bookmarks. With old newspaper and a plastic cup you can make your own pots to plant seeds in. Making wildflower seed balls is something else that children enjoy doing. Put seeds in mud, roll into a ball and let dry. Kids can then throw or scatter the balls and see flowers come up the next. Also, kids can decorate or shape their mud balls into something fun. Finally, she talks about how to make a plant creature from pantyhose, dirt, and grass seed. Kids get to make, decorate, and take care of their creation. Nature scavenger hunts are also fun. Make a list of things to find with items on it like ‘something smelly' or ‘something fuzzy.’
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Pruning Flowering Annuals
This week in the garden Tipton County UT Extension Agent Joellen Dimond shows how to prune flowers. Pruning flowers reduces leggy-ness and helps them bush out. Flowers are pruned so the cut is just above a leaf or branch. >>Watch
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Garden Safety
Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about staying safe in the garden. He talks about several things that can prove dangerous in the garden. >>Watch
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Summer Lawn Problems
There are many diseases that can affect a lawn in the summer. UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh talks about the cause and cure for many diseases and how to keep them from coming back next year. >>Watch
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Fire Ant Control
Fire ants are common in the southeast United States. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about fire ants and how to control them. >>Watch
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Squash Pests
UT Extension Entomologist Dr. Frank Hale talks about the most common pests of squash. >>Watch
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Tomato Pests
Every spring there are insects just waiting to attack your tomato plants. UT Extension Entomologist Dr. Frank Hale talks about the common pests of tomato. >>Watch
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Lily
Lilies can add a pop of color and beautiful flowers to the garden. TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond talks about the different kinds and basic lily care. >>Watch
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Why are my peppers not producing?
Pepper plants have problems setting fruit when the daytime air temperatures are above 90 degrees and nighttime temperatures are above 75. When they don’t set fruit the blossoms fall off the plant. >>Watch
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Where do tomato hornworms come from?
This has several names: lily turf or monkey grass. Its botanical name is liriope. It grows well in many conditions including wet soils. Some varieties are more aggressive and can escape... >>Watch
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