Education Center at Goffstown
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Purchasing Compost [tip sheet]
Many different types and percentages of organic materials may go into any given batch of compost, so no two batches – even from the same supplier – ar...
Location: Education Center at Goffstown
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Yard & Garden, Community Gardening | ||
UNH Extension Resources for Garden Centers and their Customers
The University of New Hampshire Extension has an extensive library of fact sheets useful to garden centers and their customers. This page serves to c...
Location: Education Center at Goffstown
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Agriculture & Gardens, Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Centers, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | |
Groundcovers for New Hampshire [fact sheet]
Groundcovers are fairly low-growing plants that cover the soil with an abundance of stems and leaves. Turf grass is easily the most widely planted gro...
Location: Education Center at Goffstown
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Agriculture & Gardens, Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | Fact Sheet |
Pruning Hydrangeas [fact sheet]
Introduction<br />
Pruning hydrangeas baffles many gardeners—novice and experienced alike—because of hydrangeas’ growth habits. Before you even think...
Location: Durham Campus , Education Center at Goffstown
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Agriculture & Gardens, Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | Fact Sheet |
Composting for the Home Gardener [fact sheet]
Why Compost:<br />
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There are many good reasons to make your own compost or participate in a community composting program. First, organic wast...
Location: Education Center at Goffstown
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Yard & Garden, Community Gardening, School Gardening | Agriculture & Gardens | Fact Sheet |
Plant Sales and Jumping Worms
As gardeners, we’re already well trained to look for signs of disease, weeds, root health, and pests when buying, selling, or swapping plants. This di...
Location: Education Center at Goffstown
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Yard & Garden, Community Gardening | ||
How to Get the Best Results from the UNH Extension Infoline
Guidelines for asking questions, reporting problems and requesting advice from the UNH Extension Infoline
Location: Education Center at Goffstown
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Yard & Garden | ||
Pruning Deciduous Trees [fact sheet]
The main objectives of pruning trees should be to create and preserve good structure, and to correct storm damage or other problems that develop durin...
Location: Education Center at Goffstown
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Centers, Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | Fact Sheet |
The Basics of Pruning Trees and Shrubs [fact sheet]
Why Prune? <br />
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Pruning is often regarded as one of the most intimidating aspects of gardening. Fearful of making a mistake, many people si...
Location: Education Center at Goffstown
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Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Centers, Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Yard & Garden | Agriculture & Gardens | Fact Sheet |
Fertilizing Vegetable Gardens [fact sheet]
We recommend that gardeners test their soil before planting to determine the amount of lime and fertilizers needed. Soil testing can be done through a...
Location: Durham Campus , Education Center at Goffstown
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Agriculture & Gardens, Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Yard & Garden, Community Gardening, School Gardening | Agriculture & Gardens | Fact Sheet |