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Publications/Fact Sheets

UK Links

Additional Links

 

Agent & Educator Resources:

Displays/Presentations

Educational Resources

 

 

Publications/Fact Sheets:

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Home Composting: A Guide to Managing Yard Waste (UK CES HO-75)

Improving Yard and Garden Care (UK CES IP-62)

Lead In and Around the Home (UK CES IP-60) - Section on lead contaminated soil page 3.

Lead in the Home Garden and Urban Soil Environment (University of Minnesota Extension)

Lime and Fertilizer Recommendations / Soil Test Recommendations (UK CES Excerpt from AGR-1)

Low-Maintenance Lawn Care, Stressing Pest Avoidance and Organic Inputs (UK CES ID-154)

Maintaining Conventional Septic Systems (UK CES AGR-166)

Principles of Home Landscape Fertilizing (UK CES ID-72)

Soil Testing: What Is It and What Does It Do (UK CES AGR-57)

Taking Soil Samples (UK CES AGR-16)

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UK Links:

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UK CES Jefferson County - Soil Testing: A How-To Guide

UK Regulatory Services: Soils

 

Additional Links:

EPA Greenscapes

 

Agent & Educator Resources:

Displays/Presentations:

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Improving Yard and Garden Care Presentation (UK CES)

 

Gardening in Kentucky Video Podcasts: Managing Mole Problems (UK CES; 5:03 minute YouTube Video)

 

 

Gardening in Kentucky Video Podcasts: Mulching Landscapes (UK CES; 6:39 minute YouTube Video)

 

 

Gardening in Kentucky Video Podcasts: Fertilizing Landscapes (UK CES; 5:23 minute YouTube Video)

 

 

Gardening in Kentucky Video Podcasts: Soil Testing (UK CES; 5:41 minute YouTube Video)

 

 

Educational Resources:

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Improving Yard and Garden Care Evaluation Tool (UK CES)

Improving Yard and Garden Care Teaching/Lesson Guide (UK CES)