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| High energy washing machines reduce water usage >> Home and Garden | vbryan |
| Are you considering buying a new clothes washer in the near future? If the answer is yes, there are many decisions to be made prior to the purchase. There are three different types of machines ...more |
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| Volunteers record nesting habits of birds >> Home and Garden | pleonard |
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RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (Photo by Ted Schroder)
Ithaca, NY—As oil washes ashore along the Gulf Coast, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is asking birders to keep an eye on nesting birds—not just near ...more |
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| Service answers lawn and garden questions >> Home and Garden | vbryan |
| Do you have a problem with your lawn or garden and don't know where to turn for help? If so, contact the Master Gardener Helpline.
A Master Gardener will be available to answer your questions on ...more |
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| The unwelcome icicle >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Icicles hanging from a roof is an unwelcome sign, according to Bob Schultheis. The natural resource engineering specialist at the University of Missouri Extension sees them as a sign that ice dams ...more |
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| Overcome holiday blues; use green >> Home and Garden | staff |
| Is your holiday cheer distressed by money concerns? Wear green, the color of love, to enhance peace within yourself and encourage patience with others is the advice offered by author/interior ...more |
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| Brining the turkey for a juicy flavor >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Many families already have a favorite method of preparing their Thanksgiving turkey to perfection. But something that is gaining in popularity, according to Tammy Roberts, a nutrition and health ...more |
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| Forcing bulbs adds color to drab winter days >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| To add a bit of color to the dull days of winter plant lovers might consider starting a process known as "forcing bulbs" this fall. According to Patrick Byers, a horticulture specialist with ...more |
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| Sign-up begins for 2009-10 backyard bird count >> Home and Garden | dbonter |
| ITHACA, NY — What happens in the backyard should not stay in the backyard—at least when it comes to bird feeders. By sharing information about which birds visit their feeders between November and ...more |
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| New group's mission is to rescue wildflowers >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Master Gardener Candy Clark's love affair with wildflowers began when she and her husband moved to the Ozarks in December of 2003, from Amarillo, TX.
"The area we moved into had not been heavily ...more |
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| Joplin Recycling Center offers iris exchange >> Home and Garden | l-onstot |
| In recognition of the city's official flower, an iris bulb swap table has just been added at the Joplin Recycling Center. Bulbs should be dropped off before mid-October.
Since free wood chips and ...more |
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| Emerald ash borers invade Missouri >> Home and Garden | staff |
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After several years of visually surveying for this small invasive insect, the emerald ash borer (EAB), pictured right, has officially been found in Missouri. First found in Michigan and Windsor, ...more |
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| Calculate that drip, then eliminate it >> Home and Garden | dwayne |
| The American Water Works Association has a nifty calculator that comes with information to easily figure how much water is being lost through a leaking faucet or running toilet, etc.
According to ...more |
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| Japanese beetles are swarming Missouri >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
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| Fire ants: hitching a ride northward >> Home and Garden | staff |
| What are the odds of seeing fire ants in Southwest Missouri? This question has been pondered by Ed Browning, a natural resource engineering specialist with the University of Missouri Extension. ...more |
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| Q & A on those pesky moles >> Home and Garden | j-jones |
| If I get rid of the moles in my yard, what about the moles in my neighbors' yard??
Moles are a solitary and a very territorial animal. If your neighbors moved out of their house, you wouldn't ...more |
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| Ode to the asparagus >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
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These asparagus tips were droopy. They've sat too long in the fridge unprotected. But they were eaten anyway, and no complaints were heard. (Staff photo)
When purchasing fresh asparagus, Tammy ...more |
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| Spring tree planting workshops are scheduled >> Home and Garden | staff |
| Trees provide oxygen, save money with shade, reduce storm water runoff, provide wildlife habitat, and many other benefits. The key to maximizing these benefits is selecting the right tree for the ...more |
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| Loan assistance available for 1st time homebuyers >> Home and Garden | dbridges |
| The Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) and the federal government are making it easier and more affordable for prospective homebuyers to make the leap into home ownership. Together, MHDC ...more |
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| All you need to know about firewood >> Home and Garden | staff |
| How many readers know that the only legal way to purchase or sell firewood is by the cord or part of a cord? Those who use a pickup load or rick (defined as simply a "pile") as measurements are not ...more |
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| Holes in your tree? A bird's the culprit >> Home and Garden | jskinner |
| Small holes in trees may be created by many things. It could be a place where a branch broke off, where a nail was driven and pulled, or even the dreaded "borers." While all these are possible, ...more |
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| Getting rid of chickweed >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
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Take a drive around most southwest Missouri towns in the spring and you will see that chickweed has invaded many gardens, flower beds and yards.
Homeowners complain more about chickweed every ...more |
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| Home improvement help is available for some >> Home and Garden | a.osiek |
| Economic Security Corporation of Southwest Area (ESC) announced today that they are currently seeking applicants for their home rehabilitation project in Jasper County. Priority will be given to ...more |
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| A gardener's work is never done >> Home and Garden | staff |
| Two scourges of many Missouri yards are Bermuda grass and bagworms. They send many homeowners in search of quick and easy methods of killing them. In the case of Bermuda grass, many homeowners are ...more |
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| Do you brag about your pie? >> Home and Garden | hfoster |
| Amateur bakers of all ages are invited to enter an inaugural contest sponsored by Melanie Blunt. The First Lady's Pie Contest will be held August 14, 2008 at the Home Economics Building on the ...more |
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| How organized are you? >> Home and Garden | staff |
| After hearing about the devastation caused by tornadoes and other severe natural disasters people who have been fortunate enough not to have been involved in them should take an opportunity to record ...more |
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| Art and edible gardening >> Home and Garden | staff |
| What put Salina, KS in the news in 2005 wasn't a tornado nor a pedophile but a pragmatic use of space that in today's worsening economic climate would help put food on the table.
Starting in what ...more |
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| Hints for edible landscaping >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| One of the best methods of edible landscaping is to incorporate food producing plants right in with other landscaping in an esthetically pleasing arrangement. That's the advice of Mark Bernskoetter, ...more |
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| How to deal with mold and food >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| A little bit of mold on a loaf of bread or on the top of a container of cream cheese can not be easily cut away and discarded, according to Tammy Roberts, a nutrition specialist with University of ...more |
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| Preparing venison the safe way >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Venison is the choice for the main course in many households this time of year. And from a nutritional perspective, it is a great choice according to Tammy Roberts, nutrition and health education ...more |
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| Good-bye, bleach for ridding of household mold >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| The bleach approach to getting rid of mold or mildew on household surfaces can be difficult to control, according to advice from Jeff Barber of Springfield, MO, a housing and environmental design ...more |
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| Name that weed >> Home and Garden | admin2 |
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Creeping Red Woodsorrel or Oxalis corniculata is one of the plants listed in the online Weed I.D. Guide maintained by the Science Program of the University of Missouri-Columbia.
The University ...more |
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| Do you really need a generator? >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Generators have been selling fast in southwest Missouri over the last several weeks. The interest has been driven by wide-spread power outages created by the great ice storm of 2007.
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| If it has thorns, it must be a cactus...not >> Home and Garden | sltimme |
| by Dr. Stephen L. Timme
Is it a cactus or not?
Occasionally, some of the chain stores (I won’t mention any names but one of them might have the acronym WM) will sell a species of ...more |
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| Find Cardinal Flowers in moist areas >> Home and Garden | sltimme |
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Two fairly common perennial species found in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas are members of the bellflower family (Campanulaceae) – the Cardinal Flowers, in the genus Lobelia. The ...more |
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| After the deluge mushrooms may grow >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Rainfall, followed by a few days of warm temperatures, will usually bring out a few mushrooms.
According to Jay Chism, agronomy specialist, University of Missouri Extension, mushrooms may be ...more |
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| Help available for lawn and garden questions >> Home and Garden | mariwinn |
| A Master Gardener helpline sponsored by the University of Missouri Extension has been set up to provide answers for lawn or garden questions. It will be manned on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from ...more |
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| Plant an air conditioner >> Home and Garden | mariwinn |
| This ornamental willow does not fall in the shade tree category. Situated on the northwest side of the house, it has been uprooted by four major wind storms. The last time it was righted through the ...more |
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| Brown patch adds to the lawn money pit >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Many Missouri lawns will be showing signs of the disease brown patch this summer according to Gaylord Moore, horticulture specialist, University of Missouri Extension. General symptoms appear as ...more |
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| How to rid the yard of moles >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
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Putting chewing gum in the mole runs is one method of ridding one's property of this pesky animal, according to Gaylord Moore, horticulture specialist for the University of Missouri Extension, but ...more |
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| House plants can tolerate neglect >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Some houseplants have specific needs that require constant care and attention. But thankfully, there are some other plants that have a wider range of adaptability, and can survive where many others ...more |
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| Leaves of three, leave them be >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Poison ivy grows in all of Missouri’s counties and it is well adapted to any soil condition. As a result, poison ivy can be found along streams, rock ledges, wooded slopes, fencerows, gardens, ...more |
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| Is radon lurking in your home? >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Cooler temperatures make this the perfect time to test your home for harmful radon gas according to Bob Schultheis, natural resources engineering specialist, University of Missouri Outreach and ...more |
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| Apply wood ash to garden sparingly >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Wood ashes left behind after burning in wood stoves, furnaces, and fireplaces -- some of the most common home heating systems in the Ozarks -- can benefit plants and gardens if used sparingly. ...more |
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| Is carbon monoxide a deadly guest in your home? >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| More than 500 people die each year in their homes from carbon monoxide(CO) poisoning, according to a local extension specialist. A small number, you say? Research suggests many more may be getting ...more |
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| Growing herbs, a practical, fun hobby >> Home and Garden | d-burton |
| Growing fresh herbs in a pot or in plant beds can be an easy way to liven up meals according to Pat Miller, agronomy specialist from Nevada, MO.
In the gardens of American pioneers, herbs were the ...more |
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| Include storm shelter in house plans >> Home and Garden | mariwinn |
| The devastating tornadoes that hit southwest Missouri recently have caused many area residents to think about making better preparations for surviving future storms.
According to Bob Schultheis, ...more |
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| Recipe of the Month >> Home and Garden | mariwinn |
| Clear Japanese Soup
1½ qt Chicken Broth
1/3 cup Dry Sherry
4½ tsp Soy Sauce
1 Thinly Sliced Lemon
6 Sliced Fresh Mushrooms
2 Green Onions And Tops Sliced Diagonally
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