Beneficial Insects
The alfalfa leafcutting bee is a vital pollinator for multiple cropping systems, including alfalfa, canola, melons and carrots. This information card provides basic facts about and photographs of...
Composting and Using Backyard Poultry Waste in the Home Garden
For the backyard agriculturist, proper composting of chicken manure has no downsides. This publication provides basic information on how to properly process backyard-poultry waste and use it in a...
$7 To order , please visit our online Marketplace: UI Extension Publications and Multimedia This compact user's guide promotes composting as a rewarding way to turn leaves, grass and food scraps...
Encouraging Beneficial Insects in Your Garden
Discusses how to use beneficial insects for controlling garden pests, including how to protect beneficials, create habitat for them, and buy and release them. Includes drawings of common...
This publication covers organic fertilizers, commercial inorganic fertilizers, application methods, specific elements (iron, zinc and sulfur), and general tips. Authors: Robert L. Mahler, Terry A.
Growing Food Safely in Idaho School Gardens
This guide is created for teachers, parents, volunteers, school administrators, food-service professionals and everyone else engaged in youth gardening projects in Idaho. It is meant to serve as a...
Managing Soils in Short-Season, High-Altitude Zones
Part of the short-season, high-elevation gardening series, this publication describes the three basic soil types in Idaho's short-season, high-elevation gardening zones and offers management...
Megachilid Bees in the Pacific Northwest: An Introduction
This publication is an introduction to the Megachilidae family of bees found in the Pacific Northwest. It highlights the characteristics of two important members of this family: leafcutting bees...
Overwintered Honey Bee Nucleus Colonies: Big Solutions in Small Packages
This publication describes how commercial and backyard beekeepers can minimize colony losses through such best management practices as establishing nuclear colonies, which can provide quick...
Soil and the Environment: A Land and Homesite Evaluation Handbook and Training Guide
$4 Land and homesite evaluation allows individuals to make wise soil and land management decisions as well as conserve Idaho's most valuable natural resource: soil. The official guide for...
Southern Idaho Fertilizer Guide: Southern Idaho Lawns
Improper fertilization can result in diseased or weedy lawns. An entry in the southern Idaho Fertilizer Guide series, this six-page publication will help homeowners grow a healthy lawn. It...
Lawns are one of the simplest groundcovers to maintain and enjoy but they require a good soil foundation. Find out how to establish one in this classic publication. Along with providing guidance...
Once home gardeners test their soil, what should they do with the results? This eight-page publication demystifies the numbers on most fertilizer labels' such as 15-15-15 or 21-0-0-24 and helps you...
Vermicomposting relies on worms to produce nutrient-dense vermicast from recycled organic food waste and other natural materials. The project takes up very little space, making it a convenient and...