By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS Extension Educator Health & Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — It has been hot and humid for several days, but I am not going to complain because I know the weather will change – we live in the Midwest. I think it … Read More
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — Last week, I wrote about the tassel of a corn plant. This week, the subject is the silk, which part of the female reproductive organs of a corn plant. Bob Nielsen, Purdue Extension’s corn specialist, provided much of this … Read More
By NANCY BORKHOLDER Purdue Extension Elkhart County Just a few days ago, it seemed the rain was not going to stop. The talk is about how quickly our soils have dried out. We are approximately 1.5 to 2 inches behind the normal rainfall for the growing season at … Read More
By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS Extension Educator-Health and Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — Last week I wrote about the health concerns of drinking too much pop because of all the sugar and acid and the negative effects on the body. From the emails and phone calls … Read More
By JEFF BURBINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — It’s that time of the year. Many farmers, nursery owners and homeowners will soon be spraying fields and yards with burndown products to reduce early season weed pressure before planting. One of the more popular herbicides for burndown … Read More
By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS County Extension Director, Extension Educator Health and Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — Spring has been long in arriving. The cold of spring has a different feel than the cold of winter, I have often been told it is the dampness, … Read More
By JEFF BURBINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — The warm weather triggered a flurry of calls last week about lawn care. Here are a few tips to help your lawn get off to a good start this spring. Moss In The Yard The lack of snow … Read More
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — Most of the original legislation to improve air quality was adopted in the early to mid-1960s in Midwestern states. Much of the emphasis of those laws was aimed at smokestack pollution, in particular the emission of sulfur … Read More
By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS County Extension Director, Extension Educator Health & Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — Each year I choose to write my column on dandelion greens for a number of reasons. I will begin that part of the reason is out of respect … Read More
JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County GOSHEN — A time-tested technique to improve pastures is frost seeding. Typically, frost seeding is done in February in our area in pastures that are less than 30 percent legumes. Frost seeding is also common in small grain fields such … Read More
by MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS Extension Director, Extention Educator, Health and Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County ELKHART COUNTY — Simple chair exercises can help improve your mood, reduce stress and depression. It is found to help slow the decline in memory and protect against dementia. This program … Read More
By JEFF BURBRINK Purdue Extension Educator – Ag/Natural Resources, Purdue Extension – Elkhart County GOSHEN — Sixteen people have completed the first phase of the Purdue Master Gardener program in Elkhart County. Jeff Burbrink, extension educator with the Purdue Extension Service, Elkhart County, and coordinator of the local … Read More
By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS Extension Educator, Health and Human Sciences Purdue Extension Elkhart County September has been national food safety month for a long time. Each year, a special topic is chosen to focus on and this year it is refrigeration. So, the first question I ask you, … Read More
By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS County Extension Director, Extension Educator-Health & Human Sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County May was National Osteoporosis Month followed by June as National Dairy Month and they could really be celebrated together. I am sure your mother told you to do many good things … Read More
By NANCY BORKHOLDER Purdue Extension Elkhart County Applications for the 2015 fall Elkhart County Master Gardener program are now available. Since 1996, over 500 people have participated in the Master Gardener program in Elkhart County. This will be the 20th year of the program in Elkhart County, with … Read More
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County I have received reports of ticks showing up in large numbers this week. Reports range from numerous ticks on a single dog to several found crawling on people after taking a walk around the property. Most of these ticks … Read More
