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Houseplants

Care & Maintenance

▶ WATCH: Bringing the Garden Inside

▶ WATCH: Maintaining Your Festive Houseplants

Forcing Bulbs

Houseplant Care

Indoor Citrus

Diseases, Disorders & Insect Pests

Aphids, in-depth

Cyclamen and Broad Mites

Edema

Fungus Gnats on Houseplants

Gray Mold (Botrytis Blight)

Insect Pest Management for Greenhouses

Mealybugs

Mighty Mites

Root Rots on Houseplants

Scale Insects

Twospotted Spider Mite, Tetranychus urticae

Selection

Dendrobium lindleyi

Hibiscus schizopetalus

Nerine bowdenii

Stromanthe sanguinea “Tricolor”

Tradescantia zebrina

Aeonium

African Violets

Amaryllis, Hippeastrum

Angel’s Trumpet, Brugmansia

Asparagus fern, Asparagus densiflorus

Bird of Paradise, Strelitzia reginae

Bleeding Heart Vine, Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Boston Fern, Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Bostoniensis’

Bromeliads

Burro’s Tail, Sedum morganianum

Clivia

Croton, Codiaeum variegatum

Crown of Thorns, Euphorbia milii

Cycads

Cyclamen

Easter Lily, Lilium longiflorum

Elephant Bush, Portulacaria afra

Elephant Ears (Colocasia, Alocasia, and Xanthosoma)

Flapjacks, Kalanchoe spp.

Flowering Maple, Abutilon spp.

Golden Shrimp Plant, Pachystachys lutea

Golden Trumpet, Allamanda cathartica

Haworthias – Super Succulents for Small Spaces

Heliconias

Holiday Cactus

Indoor Citrus

Jade Plant, Crassula ovata

Kahili Ginger, Hedychium gardnerianum

Konjac, Amorphophallus konjac

Lady of the Night Orchid, Brassavola nodosa

Lemon-scented Plants

Living Stones: Lithops

Orchids

Persian Shield, Strobilanthes dyerianus

Pink Rain Lily, Zephyranthes grandiflora

Plumeria

Polka Dot Plant, Hypoestes phyllostachya

Ponytail Palm, Beaucarnea recurvata

Pothos, Epipremmum aureum

Purple Heart, Tradescantia pallida

Rosemary, Rosemarinus officinalis

Shamrocks, Oxalis spp.

Small Aloes – Interesting, Colorful, and Easy Succulents

Spider plant, Chlorophytum comosum

Staghorn Fern, Platycerium bifurcatum

String of Hearts, Ceropegia woodii

String of Pearls, Senecio rowleyanus

Sweet Bay, Laurus nobilis

Swiss-Cheese Plant, Monstera deliciosa

Soils, Amendments & Fertilizers

Beginning Vegetable Garden Basics: Site Selection and Soil Preparation

Calibrating and Using Lawn Fertilizer and Lime Spreaders

Fertilizing Small Fruits in the Home Garden

Jumping Worms

Making and Using Compost in the Garden

Mycorrhizae

Organic Lawn Fertilization

Reducing Soil pH

Safely Using Manure in the Garden

Sampling Garden Soils and Turf Areas for Testing

Soil Contaminants in Community Gardens

Specialized Gardening Techniques: Wide-Row Planting, Square-Foot Gardening and Raised Beds

Stinkhorns

Using Cover Crops and Green Manures in the Home Vegetable Garden

Using Manure in the Home Garden

Using Wood Ash in the Home Garden

WPR Garden Talk: Composting 101 and other gardening topics with Vijai Pandian (October 4, 2019)

Wildlife

Beyond Birdfeeders: How to be a Bird-friendly Gardener

Chipmunk and Ground Squirrel Ecology and Damage Management

Controlling Deer Damage in Wisconsin

Hummingbirds in the Garden

Jumping Worms

Mole Ecology and Damage Management

Outdoor Hazards in Wisconsin: A Guide to Insects, Plants, and Wildlife

Plants Not Favored by Deer

Pollinators

Protecting Young Trees from Animal and Other Damage Over Winter

Rabbit Ecology and Damage Management

Raccoon Ecology and Damage Management

Skunk Ecology and Damage Management

Woodpecker Ecology & Damage Management