by eye380web | Sep 28, 2020 | News, News & Resources, Plants
Submitted by Becki deNeui-Lynch, Master Gardener Because the Master Gardeners have received lots of questions about lawns and grass, and NOW is the time, this article is full of grass and lawn facts for repair and rejuvenation. Here are the basics: Repairing the...
by eye380web | Sep 28, 2020 | News, News & Resources, Plants
Submitted by Becki deNeui-Lynch, Master Gardener We have two topics this week as identified by questions to the Master Gardener Hortline. Remember, an easy resource to call with your tree/plant questions is the Hortline at (319) 447-0647. If they are not open, just...
by eye380web | Sep 22, 2020 | News, News & Resources, Plants
Submitted by Becki deNeui-Lynch, Master Gardener For the next couple of articles, the emphasis will be on canopy (above 30’) and understory (less than 30’) trees that will bring diversity to your property and improve the habitat for pollinators and wildlife. Here are...
by eye380web | Sep 21, 2020 | News, News & Resources, Plants
By Becki deNeui-Lynch, Master Gardener Estimates of tree/shrub damage in Linn County are almost 100 percent — it’s difficult to find ANY foundation plants that don’t have some damage. I don’t now live in Iowa, but as a Linn County Master Gardener I soon heard from...
by eye380web | Feb 1, 2020 | News & Resources, Uncategorized
There is a growing interest in preserving our environment and its pollinators. Listed below are links to various websites that you may find interesting. We will add new links as we become aware of them. Pollinator Partnership Links http://www.pollinator.org...
by eye380web | Feb 1, 2020 | News & Resources, Uncategorized
STARTING JUST A STONE’S THROW from the shores of Lake Superior, Interstate 35 heads south for more than 1,500 miles through fields of corn and soybeans and the remnants of midwestern prairie until it reaches the Texas chaparral country hard by the Rio Grande....
by eye380web | Feb 1, 2020 | News & Resources, Uncategorized
Bees and other insect pollinators are beset by the same environmental challenges as other species, including habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation; non-native species and diseases; pollution, including pesticides; and climate change. Habitat Loss, Degradation,...
by eye380web | Jan 31, 2020 | News & Resources, Uncategorized
Want to help our pollinators and butterflies? Here’s how to start looking at your property so that you can support your pollinator family in your own backyard: Walk around your property. You can have a habitat in a pot/container on up. What are you looking for? ...
by eye380web | Jan 31, 2020 | News & Resources
What are pollinators and why do we need them? Pollinators are animals (primarily insect, but sometimes avian or mammalian) that fertilize plants, resulting in the formation of seeds and the fruit surrounding seeds. Humans and other animals rely on pollinators to...
