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Home, Yard and Garden 

HOME, YARD & GARDEN


Master Gardener Advanced Training information and Registation

Look here for more information about the Putnan County Advanced Training day coming up on Feb 22,2014.

 

Fall Fertlization - a page full of information to help you fertlize your landscape

Flower Finder - your guide to native wildflowers in indiana

Garden Vegetables - A place to access timly publication about Garden Vegetable production.

Soil Testing - Where you can find information about taking a Soil Test 

Master Gardener Classes- Interested in Master Gardener Classes?  This page has all you need to be part of the next class.

Master Gardener Association - Already a Master Gardener? Looking for other Master Gardeners? This page has information about the Putnam County Master Gardener Association. Come join the fun and learn about horticulture too.  

Volunteer and Educational Opportunities - This is an ever-changing list of different Master Gardener opportunities for volunteer and education hours and special programs. . 

Harris Hall Horticulture Open Class - Harris Hall Horticulture at the fair. Come be part of the Putnam County Fair and be part of Open Class Horticulture. Bring your flowers, vegetables, herbs, flower arrangement and agriculture products to Harris Hall.

Kansas State University Horticulture Weekly Newsletter - Great tips for the home gardener. Since the newsletter is from a little south of us, it keeps us one step ahead.

Morton Arboretum - A great resource for identification, control, treatment of plants, pests and diseases. Also, it a great place to visit if you have a chance.

 

Purdue Extension suggests the following links for information on Home, Yard & Garden horticulture:

Purdue Consumer Hort Extension - Home yard and garden articles, publications, and resources from the Purdue Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and links to other resources.

Purdue Master Gardener Program - Volunteer educators trained by Purdue Extension share their knowledge while providing leadership and service in educational gardening activities within their communities.

Purdue Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory - Purdue's central facility for receiving both physical samples and digital images submitted for identification of insects, plants and plant diseases or diagnosis of plant and pest problems.

Purdue Wildlife Conflicts Information Hotline - ID, prevention/reduction, and additional resources regarding nuisance wildlife, sponsored by Purdue Extension, USDA Wildlife Damage, and IN DNR.

Purdue Turf Tips - Home lawn and commercial turf grass establishment and maintenance

Purdue Junior Master Gardener Program - National program that provides a hands on approach to learning horticulture, environmental science, leadership, and life skills; helping young people become gardeners and contributing citizens.

Purdue Entomology Extension - ID and management of insects and related arthropods, nematodes, and vertebrates.

Purdue Botany & Plant Pathology Extension - ID and management of plant diseases and weeds

Purdue Wildlife Extension - Information and resources for wildlife management

Purdue Forestry Extension - Educational programs & products on managing trees and forests, whether you are managing one tree, trees in your community, or large woodlands.

Purdue Education Store - Order/download Purdue Extension publications, videos, interactive media, and more.