Marshall County Master Gardeners

08/28/2026

Don't forget to get registered for our upcoming floral workshop!

Looking for another floral arrangement workshop? Come join us at the Gilman Public Library on Monday, September 21st! 💐

What a fun theme! 🪈🍎

Registration can be found here 👉https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/RW860YYg2z
Or give us a call at 641-752-1551 or the library at 641-498-2120

08/27/2026

We love produce donating season 🫶🏼👏🏼

08/26/2026

Join the Tama County Extension Office for an interesting workshop on Mushroom Cultivation later in September.

Register with them today!
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/tama/event-details/a0OUO00000aZv1t2AC/Mushroom%20Cultivation%20Workshop:%20Tama%20County

08/20/2026

Do you know how to properly harvest and store tree fruits?

In order to obtain the highest quality fruit, apples, apricots, peaches, pears, and plums must be harvested at the proper stage of maturity. Once harvested, proper storage is necessary to maximize storage life. Keep in mind that weather conditions during the growing season may hasten or delay fruit maturity.

Read more 👇

Harvest apples, pears, peaches, plums, apricots, and cherries at the right maturity stage for the best quality. Proper storage extends fruit shelf life.

08/19/2026

If you are looking to expand your Landscaping this fall, check out this guide to planting and caring for Tender Perennials! 🌾🪻

08/18/2026

Are your tomatoes cracking? Do you know why? 🍅
They appear from fluctuations in soil moisture levels? We have had a LOT of moisture lately! Hopefully your tomatoes are not currently cracking, but if they are here is an article to check out. 👇

Question: Why are my tomatoes cracking? Answer: Fruit cracking is a common problem on tomatoes.  Cracks usually appear at the top or stem end of the fruit.  Cracks radiate out from the stem (radial cracks) or circle the fruit in concentric rings (concentric cracks).  Fruit cracking is associated ...

08/17/2026

We have seen lots of people talking Fairy Rings 🧚‍♀️

Do you know what causes them? How to manage them? Read more about it here! 🍄‍🟫
https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/encyclopedia/fairy-rings

08/14/2026

Looking for another floral arrangement workshop? Come join us at the Gilman Public Library on Monday, September 21st! 💐

What a fun theme! 🪈🍎

Registration can be found here 👉https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/RW860YYg2z
Or give us a call at 641-752-1551 or the library at 641-498-2120

08/13/2026

SURPRISE! 🙂‍↔️

Surprise Lilies are popping up everywhere if you have a new property or want to know more about that if they appeared in your landscaping (or lawn!!!) here is an article that includes how to propagate them if you want to move them!

Lycoris squamigera, or surprise lily, is flowering bulb with a unique growth habit. Foliage dies back by early summer and pink flowers appear in late summer seemingly out of nowhere (surprise!). Learn more about how to grow these interesting flowering bulbs.