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Gardeners Tips For Wildlife Deterents

Karen Snyder — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:48:30 +0000

Horticulturalists at the U-W Agricultural Resource Center in Casper have lots of experience trying to keep hungry wildlife out of gardens and away from landscaping in the winter months.

"There've been a few years when we missed getting the protection up for the plants before they start doing their damage and have seen what can happen right here in our garden

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Mulch Now For A Healthy Garden Next Spring

Karen Snyder — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:55:43 +0000

With cold weather heading in, gardeners might want to think about whether they have plants that need mulching.

"With our perennial beds, even with trees and shrubs it's a good idea to get a layer of mulch on the soil, so there's some insulation to keep our perennials and trees and shrubs healthy through the winter

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University of Wyoming Publishes Guide To Local Foods

Karen Snyder — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:09:22 +0000

A new publication is out called "Wyoming Local Foods; The Guide", Donna Cuin, horticulturalist for the University Agricultural Extension Office says it was put together by a group of UW educators.

"That's come out with growers and producers based on what they produce and also divided into each of the counties

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Spring Plant Sale Calls For Donations [PHOTOS]

Karen Snyder — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:56:38 +0000

Gardeners who attended the Master Gardener's Spring Conference this past weekend came away with a wealth of new ideas and facts, but it doesn't stop there. Next month, the University Ag Resource Center, home of the Natrona County Master Gardener program, hosts its spring sale.

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Garden To Table Theme For Spring Conference

Karen Snyder — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:45:42 +0000

This year's conference theme is focused on edible gardens.

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Update to Weed And Pest Law Proposed

Karen Snyder — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:24:57 +0000

Wyoming's Weed and Pest Act was one of the first of its kind in the nation. Drafted in 1973, Lawmakers now want to make some changes.

Brian Connelly, Director of the Natrona County Weed and Pest Control District, says they want to modernize the act, "modernize the definitions, include some areas of concern; nurseries and language in the law that gives us a more Twenty-first Century law to work with for controlling weeds and pests."

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