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Gardeners will find a wealth of information at their fingertips from the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service. And the best part is, thanks to the Internet, this information is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays!<\/p>\n

Several departments at Purdue have Web sites of interest to gardeners. Horticulture offers a broad range of information on the Consumer Horticulture Web site, including current news releases, Extension publications, upcoming events and a list of public gardens to visit in Indiana. There\u2019s general information about the Master Gardener Program, as well as a list of the counties sponsoring trainings and how to contact the local coordinators. And we are adding new information all the time. To visit the Consumer Horticulture home page, set your Web browser to\u00a0http:\/\/www.hort.purdue.edu\/ext\/<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve had a chance to browse our site, you\u2019ll find handy links to dozens of other Web sites around the country and even the world. Here are just a few of the sites that you\u2019ll be able to access from our home page.<\/p>\n

The Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory\u00a0https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/btny\/ppdl\/<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has information of interest to gardeners and commercial farmers in solving plant problems. One of the more popular features is the \u201cimage of the week\u201d\u00a0https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/btny\/ppdl\/potw-dept-folder\/potw-archive.html<\/strong><\/a>. Can you identify this week\u2019s mystery?<\/p>\n

Do you need information to help your lawn recover from the summer drought? Purdue\u2019s Agronomy Department offers timely \u201cTurf Tips\u201d\u00a0https:\/\/turf.purdue.edu\/turf-tips\/<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Has your garden been bothered by bugs? Try Purdue Entomology\u2019s Vegetable Insect sitehttp:\/\/www.entm.purdue.edu\/entomology\/vegisite\/<\/strong><\/a>. You\u2019ll find lots of other insect-related information online at\u00a0http:\/\/www.entm.purdue.edu\/entomology\/ext\/<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Purdue\u2019s Veterinary School has information about plants that are poisonous to livestock and pets at https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/btny\/purdueweedscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/WS-9.pdf<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Many Purdue Extension bulletins from all of the contributing departments are available for downloading from\u00a0http:\/\/www.agcom.purdue.edu\/AgCom\/Pubs\/menu.htm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For direct links to the various departments\u2019 publications, see the following links.<\/p>\n

Horticulture:\u00a0http:\/\/www.hort.purdue.edu\/ext\/garden_pubs.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Insect:\u00a0http:\/\/www.entm.purdue.edu\/Entomology\/ext\/targets\/e-series\/e-list.htm<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plant disease and weeds:\u00a0http:\/\/www.btny.purdue.edu\/pubs\/<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lawn care:\u00a0https:\/\/turf.purdue.edu\/homeowner-publications\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Animal pests:\u00a0http:\/\/www.wildlifehotline.info\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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