home gardening

Putting soil or compost into flowerpot by shovel. (Adobe Stock-#345372698 │ encierro)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Potting materials make a difference when growing plants in containers

Not all potting mixes are the same. Here's how ingredients, particle size and starter fertilizer can affect plant performance in containers. Read More

A bunch of fresh onions in the hands of a farmer. (Adobe Stock-#443296801 │ Anna)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

In the Garden: When tops fall over, it’s time to harvest onions

Lawn grass and the hand of a male farmer. (Adobe Stock-#601138487 │ yanadjan)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Healthy lawns offer strongest defense against weeds

Flowers put out the welcome mat for pollinators not only with their bright colors but also their fragrance. (Photo by Linda Geist)

Fragrant plants invite pollinators to your garden

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Hydrangeas burst with blooms summer and fall in colors ranging from blues and white to lavender and pinks. (Photos courtesy of Katie Kammler │ University of Missouri Extension)

Flowering plants are a meaningful Mother’s Day choice

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Tractor spraying soy field in sunset. (Adobe Stock-#355841291 │ Dusan Kostic)

Pesticide poisoning symptoms can mimic flu

Monarch Butterfly feeding on a rubber rabbitbrush bloom. (Adobe Stock │ #499457615 - Jim)

How to attract butterflies to your garden

Gardening mistakes to remedy this year 

Harvest Wyoming conference & workshop │ April 24-25, 2026

Harvest Wyoming conference, workshop set for Cody

Bunch of radish. (Adobe Stock │ #227743594 - Olena Rudo)

Radishes: A root awakening

Person holding wooden crate box of vegetables and fruit from organic garden. (Adobe Stock │ 422800358 - Дмитрий Сидор)

How to donate homegrown produce to a food shelf

  • By Laura Irish-Hanson, Amy Johnston and Susie West │ University of Minnesota Extension