Purdue Extension Service

Vanderburgh County, Indiana

 

Extension Notes -- 2005

These are on-line copies of Larry Caplan's weekly column with the Evansville Courier & Press       

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  • January 1, 2006:  Year End Report
  • December 25, 2005:  New Year's Resolutions for the Garden
  • December 18, 2005:  Off With Their Heads!
  • December 11, 2005:  Christmas Tree Safety
  • December 4, 2005:  Wood Ashes in the Garden
  • November 27, 2005:  Deer Damage Detrimental
  • November 20, 2005:  Advice for Trees After the Storm
  • November 13, 2005:  Late Fall Chores
  • November 6, 2005:  Fruit Flies
  • October 30, 2005:  Biting Insects, Chapter 2
  • October 23, 2005:  Boxelder Bugs Bugging Many
  • October 16, 2005:  Fall Leaf Color
  • October 9, 2005:  Mushrooms in the Landscape
  • October 2, 2005:  Fall Garden Cleanup
  • September 25, 2005:  Southern Blight Found on Local Ornamentals
  • September 18, 2005:  Champion Tree Tour Showcases Area Trees
  • September 11, 2005:  2005 Tox Away Day
  • September 4, 2005:  Pop Quiz:  How Well Do You Know the Purdue Extension Service?
  • August 28, 2005:  Now is the Time to Start Improving Your Lawn
  • August 21, 2005:  Late Summer Weed Control
  • August 14, 2005:  Pesticide Effectiveness
  • August 7, 2005:  Brown Recluse Spiders Warrant Concern
  • July 31, 2005:  Tree Decline
  • July 24, 2005:  Hats Off to Our Volunteers!
  • July 17, 2005:  Blossom End Rot on Tomatoes
  • July 10, 2005:  Use the Right Amounts
  • July 3, 2005:  Dry Summer Shaping Up for Tri-State
  • June 26, 2005:  Master Gardener Volunteer Training Coming this Fall

  • June 19, 2005:  Weird Stuff Growing in My Yard!

  • June 12, 2005:  Leaf Spots on Garden Plants
  • June 5, 2005:  Fire Blight Hits Area Apples, Crabapples
  • May 29, 2005:  Ticks and Other Biting Insects
  • May 22, 2005:  Pond Weed Control
  • May 15, 2005:  Why Our Sycamores Look So Sad This Year
  • May 8, 2005:  Don't Be a Wildlife Parent This Mother's Day
  • May 1, 2005:  Using Fungicides Effectively
  • April 24, 2005:  Water Conservation in the Home and Garden
  • April 17, 2005:  Ag Day Program Brings Farm to the Students
  • April 10, 2005:  Making Pesticide Usage More Effective
  • April 3, 2005:  Lawn Mowing Preparations
  • March 27, 2005:  Holiday Gift Plant Survival
  • March 20, 2005:  New Weapon Against Moles
  • March 13, 2005:  Garden Safety is No Laughing Matter
  • March 6, 2005:  Southern Indiana Spring Seems Typical So Far
  • February 27, 2005:  Pruning Demonstrations Teach Proper Tree and Shrub Care
  • February 20, 2005:  Container Gardening an Option to Consider
  • February 13, 2005:  Trees Can Get All Choked Up, Too
  • February 6, 2005:  Yard Care After the Flood
  • January 30, 2005:  Clean Your Bird and Squirrel Feeders
  • January 23, 2005:  Dormant Season Pruning
  • January 16, 2005:  Wet Weather Woes
  • January 9, 2005:  Winter Flooding
  • January 2, 2005:  Holiday Recycling Day Set
  • Archive of columns from 2004
  • Archive of columns from 2003
  • Archive of columns from 2002
  • Archive of columns from 2001

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