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Montana Extension Releases Garden and Landscape Publications

Last Updated: September 30, 2008 Related resource areas: Gardens, Lawns & Landscapes


The publications are Harvesting and Saving Garden Seeds, Using Manure as Fertilizer, and Montana Planter's Handbook: Tree and Shrub Growers Guide.

Released September 25, 2008

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Montana State University Extension is offering two revised and one new publication to help Montanans finish garden preparation for winter and plan for spring.

"Harvesting and Saving Garden Seeds" is a newly revised MontGuide that explains how to harvest and save garden seeds. The free and downloadable publication defines terms and explains which cultivars do best when reseeded. The MontGuide provides basic instructions on how to save and preserve viable seed for different types of plants and contains a table of average storage times. The pamphlet can be ordered by phone at (406) 994-3273 or downloaded from http://www.msuextension.org/publications/YardandGarden/MT199905AG.pdf.

"Using Manure as Fertilizer" is a free and downloadable brochure that offers tips for people using manure from animal feeding operations. It includes information on the basics of using manure as fertilizer, nutrient content, application information and the impacts of manure use. To order the brochure, call (406) 994-3273, or find it online: http://www.msuextension.org/publications/agandnaturalresources/eb0184.pdf

The newly revised "Montana Planter's Handbook: Tree and Shrub Growers Guide" is designed to help Montanans identify and care for woody ornamentals. This guide, which is a companion to the "Tree and Shrub Selection Guide," includes 48 pages with hundreds of illustrations and detailed descriptions of Montana trees and shrubs. It also features information on how to identify woody ornamentals and tips on fertilizing and pruning. The book costs $10, and can be ordered by calling (406) 994-3273, or online at http://www.msuextension.org/publications.asp

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http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=6266

Contacts: Sara Deutscher, (406) 994-4602, sara@montana.edu,

Rick Jackson, (406) 994-5132, jackson@montana.edu


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