Purdue Extension Service

Vanderburgh County, Indiana

 

Extension Notes -- 2006

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

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  • December 31, 2006:  Holiday Recycling Day Set for January 6
  • December 24, 2006:  Safety in the Garden
  • December 17, 2006:  Wildlife Woes
  • December 10, 2006:  What to Replace Ash Trees With?
  • December 3, 2006:  Indiana Under Quarantine Due To Emerald Ash Borer
  • November 26, 2006:  Christmas Tree Safety
  • November 19, 2006:  Storing Garden Tools Properly Prolongs Their Usefulness
  • November 12, 2006:  Winter Storage of Pesticides
  • November 5, 2006:  Firewood Tips
  • October 29, 2006:  Winter Weather: What Will We Withstand?
  • October 22, 2006:  Magic of Mulch
  • October 15, 2006:  Fall Perennial Care
  • October 8, 2006:  Autumn Leaves Are Falling
  • October 1, 2006:  Fall Garden Conference Has Something for Everybody
  • September 24, 2006:  A Fungus Among Us
  • September 17, 2006:  Biting Insects Return
  • September 10, 2006:  Caterpillars On the March
  • September 3, 2006:  Tox Away Day and Yellow Nutsedge
  • August 27, 2006:  Lawn Renovation Begins Now
  • August 20, 2006:  Diseases Spread By Insects
  • August 13, 2006:  Weather Stresses Bring Early Falling Leaves
  • August 6, 2006:  Master Gardener Class and Ground Wasps
  • July 30, 2006:  No column due to Back To School articles....
  • July 23, 2006:  Salute to Volunteers!
  • July 16, 2006:  "Itching" To Do Some Weeding?
  • July 9, 2006:  Spiders In and Around Our Homes
  • July 2, 2006:  Planning Ahead
  • June 25, 2006:  Weather Affecting Tomato Production
  • June 18, 2006:  Japanese Beetles and Bagworms Begin Their Annual Feast
  • June 11, 2006:  Leaf Galls are Interesting But Relatively Harmless
  • June 4, 2006:  Wet Weather Woes
  • May 28, 2006:  Mowing Makes or Breaks a Lawn
  • May 21, 2006:  Blackberry Winter
  • May 14, 2006:  Maples Leaves Dropping No Reason for Concern
  • May 7, 2006:  Bolting or Blooming?
  • April 30, 2006:  Master Gardener Plant Sale; Pros Need To Be Professional
  • April 23, 2006:  Dandelions Are Not So Dandy
  • April 16, 2006:  Identify Before You Spray
  • April 9, 2006:  Read Before You Weed
  • April 2, 2006:  Purdue Extension at the Home Show (Also contains information on using herbicides after seeding the lawn)
  • March 26, 2006:  Early Season Pesticide Treatments
  • March 19, 2006:  Tax Deductions for Tree Loss?
  • March 12, 2006:  Termites in Mulch Not a Major Concern

  • March 5, 2006:  Pecan Pests Problematic

  • February 26, 2006:  Coffee in the Garden
  • February 19, 2006:  Recycling Efforts Benefit Environment and Local Nature
  • February 12, 2006:  Soil Improvement, Part 2
  • February 5, 2006:  Soil Improvement Most Important Step in Gardening
  • January 29, 2006:  Emerald Ash Borer On the Move in Indiana
  • January 22, 2006:  Starting Vegetable Transplants No Easy Task
  • January 15, 2006:  Plan Ahead for Landscape Success
  • January 8, 2006:  Warm and Cold Cycles are Hard On Our Plants
  • January 1, 2006:  Year End Report
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