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

Important Links and Mentions on the Show*

Website for UofA Division of Agriculture, Research & Extension

UofA Arkansas Division of Agriculture on YouTube

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