8/18/2008 - Overseeding Lawns
When properly overseeded, a thin, scruffy-looking lawn can be turned into a thick, lush lawn in just a few weeks.

8/11/2008 - The Singing Insects of Summer
All that backyard noise is an indicator of a good communications system among the many species that live in your trees and shrubs and lawns.

8/4/2008 - Culinary Herbs in the Garden
Annual and perennial varieties can add fragrance to your garden and many are becoming essential ingredients in recipes used on television cooking shows.

7/28/2008 - Become a Master Gardener
Programs offered in several locations across Iowa this fall, leading to certification as Master Gardeners.

7/21/2008 - Redheaded Ash Borer Also a Threat to Ash Trees
Emerald ash borer has been getting attention lately as a threat to ash trees, but there's also a redheaded borer that can attack weak specimens.

8/14/2008 - Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
Honey locust foliage browning, control of nimblewill and good locations for magic lilies are topics for this week.

8/8/2008 - Commercial Pesticide Applicator Fall Courses Announced
Commercial pesticide applicators across Iowa will return to the classroom this fall for re-certification, in accordance with the Pesticide Act of Iowa.

8/7/2008 - Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
Sycamore trees shedding bark, transplanting rose bushes and controlling creeping Charlie in flower borders are this week's topics.

8/5/2008 - ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of Aug. 4
Listen to interviews about community issues of flood recovery and relocation, the midpoint of the 2008 crop season, feed costs, Extension on RAGBRAI, gardening tips and more.

8/5/2008 - Emerald Ash Borer Preparedness Team to Offer Bark Peeling Workshop
September sessions in Des Moines and Waterloo areas will provide tools for arborists, foresters and landscapers to use in determining whether the pest has arrived in Iowa.

7/31/2008 - Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
Misshapen cucumbers, trees and shrubs that are dropping their leaves in mid-summer, and sunscald on tomatoes are topics this week.

7/30/2008 - ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of July 28
Listen to interviews about crop insurance, cool temperatures and soybeans, community planning to avoid floods, Extension CY-Riders on RAGBRAI, and more.

7/23/2008 - Ask the ISU Extension Gardening Experts
Turfgrass performance in shady areas, cucumber varieties, and how to keep raccoons out of sweet corn plantings are topics for this week.

7/23/2008 - Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Not Found in Iowa Yet, Residents Asked to Prepare
Update on the status of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in Iowa including what is being done to track the insect and slow its spread. What citizens can do to help prepare.