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MSU Extension Urban Integrated Pest Management Alerts

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Black Knot (3/1/24)

Winter Watering of Evergreens (12/19/23) 

Seasonal Needle Drop (9/29/23)

Reducing Winter-Related Injury in Landscape Trees (9/22/23)

Grasshoppers in the Yard and Garden

What Causes Tomato Leaves to Curl? (8/7/23)

Blister Mites (on apple, crab and pear trees) (7/28/23)

Managing Aphids in Landscape Trees and Shrubs (7/24/23)

Stressed Tree Care (6/29/23)

Winter Vole Damage (5/26/23)

Evergreen Winter Damage (4/11/23)

Asian Lady Beetles in Montana (3/31/23)

Grasshopper Populations Unusually High (2022)

Hobo Spiders (August 2021)

Asian Giant Hornets and Look-a-Likes (July 2021)

Blister Beetles in the Yard and Garden (2021)

Social Wasps in Montana (May 2021)

First Report of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Montana (May 2021)

Early Fall Coloration, Pale/Yellowing Leaves, Other Signs of Stress and Chlorosis in Landscape Trees (7/16/20)




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Gardening Articles from Lives & Landscapes Magazine (thru Winter 2023)

GENERAL HORTICULTURE:

Caring for Houseplants During the Winter

Rewards and Risks of Indoor Plants

What Do I Do When My Houseplants Get Sick?

Are Home Soil Test Kits Accurate?

Plant Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms

Diagnosing Herbicide Injury on Plants

Salt Damage to Landscape Around the Home 

How Cover Crops Can Benefit Your Small Acreage

Cover Crops: Soil Health

Growing Succulents

The Dos and Don'ts of Dormant Oils

How Do I Repot a Houseplant?


GARDENING IN MONTANA:

Fall Garden Care and Winter Preparation Checklist

Autumn: Time to Prepare Spring Flowers

How Should Gardeners Prepare for Fall Weather?

Straw Bale Gardening

Native Plants in Your Home Garden


LAWNS:

Improving Sprinkler Efficiency for Lawn and Landscapes

Does My Lawn Need Fertilizer


FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:

Superfoods: Kale and Spinach

Growing Fruit Trees in Montana

Small Fruit Orchards & Vineyards - Taking Root in Montana

Featured Landowner: Tongue River Winery


PERENNIALS:

Does Your Iris Have a Beard?


TREES:

Common Issues with Conifer Trees in Montana

What Makes a Healthy Tree

Identifying a Dangerous Tree

The Basics of Tree Pruning

POLLINATORS - BIRDS - WILDLIFE:

Winter Birds in the Big Sky

Fostering Grassland Birds

Quality Habitat for Montana Deer and Elk

Native Bee Conservation for Montana Landscapes

Beekeeping Laws in Montana


PESTS:

Voles: The Bane of Landscape Plantings and Turf 

Trapping Rodents in the Pasture of Backyard

Uninvited Fall Guests

Grasshopper Pest Management in Cropland


WEEDS:

Weed Identification Resources

Differentiating Native from Exotic Thistles

Houndstongue

Saltcedar

Meadow Death Camas

Hawkweed

Palmer Amaranth (Pigweed)

The Costs of Noxious Weeds: What You Can Do About Them

Montana Noxious Weeds List

Invasive Grass - Ventenata


MASTER GARDENER Q&A:

Apple Orchards, Deer Repellent, Cottonwood Chips

B&B Blue Spruce, Root Snorkles, Fertilizing with Chicken Litter

Poinsettias, Snow as an Insulator, Winter Dessication

Mowing Grass Before Winter, Paint on Trees, Fall Planting Garlic & Shallots. When to Plant Spring-Flowering Bulbs

Attracting Pollinators, Plant Select Program, Shade Perennials Suggestions

Deer and Elk Rubbing Trees, Composting Fall Leaves, Overwintering Birds

Cutting Back Perennials, Composting Fall Leaves, Planting-Spring Flowering Bulbs

Powdery Mildew, Watering Lawns

Composting in Spring, Weeds, Rototilling & Roundup, Using Dormant Oils

Preparing Garden Tools for Winter Storage, Seed Catalog Terminology

Leaf Blight, Tree Trunk Protectors

Fairy Rings, Apples Drop from Trees, Fertilizing Lawns

Spring Garden Preparation and Planning, Sooty Mold

Tidying Up Your Greenery: How and When to Prune Deciduous and Evergreen Trees


MASTER GARDENER SPOTLIGHT:

Vegetable Starts to Finish

The Need for Seed

Montana Ag Live Broadcasts

Presented by Montana PBS in association with MSU Extension, 

Montana Ag Live is a regular call-in information program, featuring a panel of experts discussing and answering questions on a variety of issues, from pollinator friendly gardens, to backyard gardening issues, to mushrooming, to alternative biological weed control, to climate change.

Montana Ag Live Broadcasts Archive

MSU Extension Broadwater County Rural Living Blog

This blog is created by Broadwater County Extension Agent Allison Kosto, and features many topics of interest to gardeners, including topics related to horticulture, lawn and tree care, pests and weed management. 

Broadwater Extension Rural Living Blog

More MSU Extension Resources

Herbicide Contaminated Soil and Amendments

Understanding Herbicide Contaminated Soil Amendments

Building a Mobile High Tunnel (Season Extension Research Project)

How to Tell the Difference Between Exotic and Native Thistles

Protect Trees Now to Prevent Severe Winter Damage

Winterburn on Evergreens

Insect Visitors in 2016

Protecting Trees from Winter Damage

Early Season Weed Management (5/10/21) (pdf)Download
Late Spring Cold and Frost Damage (pdf)Download
Dieback on Trees and Shrubs (pdf)Download
A Beginner's Guide to Montana Mushrooming (pdf)Download

Growing Fruit in Your Montana Yard and Garden

Montana heritage orchard program
MSU Horticulture Farm Orchard Varieties: Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry
Growing Apples in Montana
Growing Berries and Small Fruit in Montana
Small Fruit Variety Trials: Haskap, Serviceberry, Sour Cherry, Currant
Growing Fruit Trees in Montana
Growing Fruit in Montana Video Series
Haskap Variety Evaluation
Haskap Berry: The New Super Fruit
Codling Moth in Home Orchards
Blister Mites in Apple and Pear Trees
Fruit Tree Production Guide (Intermountain Area)
Grape Variety Trials
Growing Grapes in Montana
Vineyard Site Selection

Growing Vegetables in Your Montana Yard and Garden

Potatoes Gardening Tips and Pest ID
Bacterian and Fungal Diseases of Potatoes and Their Management
Tomato Diseases & Disorders (Clemson Coop. Extension)

Other Montana Resources

Montana Conservation Seedling Nursery (DNRC)
Montana Conservation Seedling Nursery - 2023-24 Catalog (DNRC)

Cultivating Healthy Plants (Other State Extension) Partners

University of Utah Extension Garden Page
University of Idaho Extension
North Dakota State University Extension
University of Wyoming Extension (not a CHP series partner)

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