Welcome to the Horticulture Page!

Mystic Places” Photo by Ginger Terzinski, Oneida County 4-H Youth Development Secretary

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Farewell to our
Horticulture Assistant

THANKS, ASHLEY WENTZ FOR ALL YOUR HELP THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. WE'LL MISS YOU!

COMPOSTING LINKS OF INTEREST

Why Compost?

• Composting provides a free, top-notch soil conditioner that improves plant, garden and lawn growth.
• Compost acts like a sponge, helping soil retain moisture and nutrients.
• Compost helps break down heavy clay soils or helps to bind sandy soils.
• Soils rich in compost experience less erosion and reduced quick runoff.
• By returning nutrients back into the soil, compost reduces the need for expensive chemical fertilizers.
• Composting household materials will save landfill space. The amount of waste you send to the landfill will be reduced by 1/3 to 1/2.
• It's easy! You don't need any technical knowledge or equipmen

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• The Art and Science of Composting
• Building Soil Organic Matter with Organic Amendments
• Composting Council
• Composting Guide

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  Other Helpful Sites
  
• Cornell Composting
• Compost Guide
• Market Status Report: Urban Compost and Mulch
• Composting for Kids
  

RELATED HORTICULTURE LINKS OF INTEREST

• UW - Department of Entomology Insect Diagnostic Lab
• UW - Extension Horticultural Publications
• UW - Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest
• UW - Plant Disease and Diagnostic Clinic
• UW - Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory
• UW - The Wisconsin Gardener - Public TV
• UW - Urban Horticulture
• UW - Urban Horticulture Updates
• UWEX - Wisconsin Native Plant Sources
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Wisconsin Master Gardener Program
• Wisconsin Horticulture Calendar - Other events of interest
• University of Connecticut Plant Database
• USDA Plants Database
• Weed Science Society of America
• Wisconsin Phenological Society

If you have a horticulture related question, please contact the Oneida County UW-Extension at 715-365-2750 or by email kerri.ison@ces.uwex.edu