About the Show:
Today's episode is all about The University of Arkansas Extension Agriculture and Horticulture Program. Colin Massey is our guest and is the Washington County Agriculture and Horticulture Agent. Colin shared some great stories and walked us through all that he does to promote native horticulture in Arkansas. He gives us a glimpse into all of the services offered in his department, and the cool thing is that most of them are free. We also talked about the Master Gardener program and how his office supports its local efforts.
Colin shared many resources - PDFs and Videos - with us, and we wanted to share them with our listeners.
Videos:
raised bed garden on a budget video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFmjK_vE3rA
expanded bed garden how-to-fact sheet: https://bit.ly/uaexRB
invasive honeysuckle control demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGAwSlUa2R8&t=345s
clean water podcast series - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiHo1j3RgHqqGmVl-QgBKPw
PDF’s:
A few links for native plants:
https://anps.org/
https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/3028/Invasive-Plants-and-Native-Alternatives
https://www.uaex.edu/environment-nature/water/docs/NWA_native_plants.pdf
https://www.beaverwatershedalliance.org/pdf/Riparian%20Planting%20Guide%20Ozarks-Update.pdf
If you have a question about your yard or need some horticulture help, please don’t hesitate to reach out to:
Colin Massey
County Agent - Ag/Horticulture
UofA System Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service
2536 McConnell Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72704
479.466.1651 (mobile)
Text plant disease with photos if possible
cmassey@uaex.edu
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Website for UofA Division of Agriculture, Research & Extension
UofA Arkansas Division of Agriculture on YouTube
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