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Table of Contents for August 2020
Hotline Still Open - Remotely
Soil Testing "Dirt Days" in MG Hotline Room
Food Preservation 2020 Online Course
Virtual Town Hall Meetings are Still Going On
2020-21 MDC Seedling Order Form - Tree and Shrub
Still Time for a Fall Garden
Creating a Habitat for Butterflies
Garden Links
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Need a Speaker for One of Your Meetings or Groups?
Gardening Questions Phone Number
Master Gardener Greene County Hotline is STILL OPEN for business to answer your important gardening questions. We are entering the summer gardening season and with that comes pests and unwanted plant diseases. Please contact us with your questions by phone (417-874-2963) by email or on our website. Feel free to send pictures of your problems or questions via email.

All calls and emails are being handled remotely by trained Master Gardeners and answered daily. Please leave a detailed message if calling or just sending an email. We can't tell you when we will be back to normal operations in the MU Extension Greene County Hotline office inside the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center but we are looking forward to it.

In the meantime, if you need a faster answer to your important gardening question, use the MU Extension website and use the topic search box. 

Wishing all a wonderful gardening season!
Soil Testing "Dirt Days" in
Master Gardener Hotline Room
Thursdays from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Master Gardeners are now taking soil samples in the Hotline Room at the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center. Soil testing is $30.

Now through February is a great time to get your soil tested to get it ready for next spring's garden. This will give the nutrients the time they need to incorporate into the soil before planting season begins.

We only need 2 cups of soil taken from about 4-5 spots in your garden, lawn or field. If you do not know how to collect a sample, please give us a call at 417-874-2963.
Food Preservation 2020 - Online Class
Course is $30

This self-paced course provides research based information needed to safely and successfully preserve food at home.

Participants of all levels of food preservation experience are welcome, including individuals with little or no previous food preservation experience.

Anyone with an interest in food preservation and food safety may enroll. This course covers pressure canning, boiling water bath canning, steam canning, dehydration, and freezing. Highlights of the course include preserving salsas, pie fillings, pickling, sweet spreads, and harvesting and storage of produce.

Registration is here.
Virtual Town Hall Meetings are Still Going On
Wednesdays from 11am-Noon via Zoom

Virtual Horticulture Town Hall Question & Answer Forums Continue by MU Extension. Statewide registration is now open for the coming Wednesday and it is FREE.

This is an online forum where people can get Lawn & Garden questions answered by MU Extension Horticulture Specialists from around the state. This will be a weekly affair.

Please complete and submit the form to register and/or submit a question for the home horticulture town hall (or others). When we receive your registration you will receive an email with Zoom meeting information; use this link. 
2020-21 MDC Seedling Order Form - Tree and Shrub
Seedling Order Form 2020–2021 - Missouri Department of Conservation' -- Plan Ahead and Order Early!

Although we accept orders from Sept. 1, 2020, through April 15, 2021, we always sell out of some species quickly. To get the plants you want, please send your order as soon as possible. Otherwise, you can select the option to have us substitute suitable species for you. Some species are in short supply and will only be available online.
Tulip poplar

Check out our online catalog for all available seedlings. You can place your order online starting Sept. 1, 2020 or download the Seedling Catalog order form, and send it by regular mail or fax. Click PDF for complete details. 
Still Time for a Fall Garden
Gardening season is not over with yet!! There is still plenty of time for a fall garden.

You can still plant lettuces, spinach, radishes, beets and more.

Check out our Vegetable Planting Calendar PDF for more information.
Creating a Habitat for Butterflies
Blue Skipper Butterfly
Want to create a garden habitat for butterflies? This is a resource because it is simple and designed to provide information based on your zip code: 'Gardens With Wings' is dedicated to helping you attract butterflies to your garden by showing you the nectar plants they need for food, and the host plants they need to lay their eggs.

We'll help you identify which butterflies you can attract to your garden as well as many of the common butterflies and caterpillars of North America. To continue reading, click here 
September Tips and Tasks

Bee Decline Matters

For fall planting -
Vegetable Planting Calendar PDF
MDC: Teacher Portal - Discover Nature

Weekly Garden.org Newsletter

125 Container Garden Ideas

Spreading Lawn Products Correctly

Create Beautiful Dried Flowers

7 Most Fragrant Annual Flowers

Cover Crops for Small Spaced Gardens

Managing Skunk Problems in Missouri

How to Deadhead Hydrangeas for Summer Long Blooms

Spiders: Identification, Benefits and Concerns

Aphids

Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Surprise Lilies or Naked Ladies

Garden Watering

The Northern Red Oak

Invite Fireflies or Lightening Bugs to Your Yard
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Need a Speaker for a Meeting or Group?
Master Gardeners of Greene County are unavailable at this time to speak to garden clubs, civic organizations, schools and other groups on a wide variety of topics within the world of gardening, horticulture, landscaping and the environment.

Please keep us in mind for a future date.

For more information.

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Donating to MU Extension

Without MU Extension, there would be no Master Gardeners.
Gifts from individual donors support MU Extension's educational programs in Greene County. Primarily, we receive cash donations by check or online with a credit card and the non-cash donation of vehicles.
 
For more information

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Explore MU's NEW Website for Information on Programs, Events and More
 
Find MU Extension Media Releases Online - News and Articles
For all your gardening questions, please call our Hotline: 
    
417-874-2963

The Hotline is working remotely. Please leave a message. Volunteers will get back to you when they can. We are not fully staffed.
email us or send pictures to hotline@mggreene.org
These are two separate ways of contacting us.

http://mggreene.org/hotline/

Read our "Ask a Master Gardener" column in the Sunday Springfield News-Leader.

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Thank you!!
 
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