La Porte’s 25th Annual Sunflower Fair will be downtown, on Saturday September 21st, from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Our Master Gardener Association hosts the annual Sunflower Growing Contest, with awards for Tallest Stem, Most Blooms and Largest Head. Is your sunflower a winner? Bring your sunflower to the Master Gardener booth, along with the […]
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Purdue’s Tomato Doctor app helps gardeners identify, diagnose and manage insect, disease, and environmental problems on their tomatoes. The app contains almost 500 high quality images to help users throughout North America diagnose their most common (and uncommon) tomato problems. Features: Identify tomato problems by matching photos of almost 500 images. Diagnoses can be made
They’re back! After hitching their initial ride on imported ornamental plants in 1916, Japanese beetles decided North America isn’t such a bad place to live and have made a presence year after year since. Today, these pests can be a serious nuisance to gardeners and farmers throughout North America feeding on over 300 different species
The Indiana Native Plant Society (INPS) has opened their annual photo contest to the public, ages 11 and above. The contest offers an opportunity to showcase the talents of local photographers and build up a collection of excellent images to support the education and outreach efforts of INPS. The deadline for 2024 submissions is August 31.
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The Master Gardener Hotline is available to help the public with home gardening questions. The hotline is open Monday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CDT, from April through September. The Garden Hotline phone number is 219-324-9407 or 219-874-5611, Ext. 201. Questions and photos can also be emailed to lpmastergardener@gmail.com
