Missouri Environment and Garden Index for 2003
The Year in Gardening

	Flowers bringing plants indoors 70 bulbs 38, 73 Christmas cactus 66 coleus 24 drought resistant plants 65 fall blooming perennials 49 ferns 3 native plants 48 pansies 71 poinsettia 76 rose diseases 43
	Fruits and Vegetables melons 36 peppers 36 pumpkins 36 squash 36 storing 86 sweet corn 36 tomatoes 36, 53 vegetable diseases 49
	Lawn and Turf irrigation 27 lawn mower tips 22 products for lawn care 30 renovation 55 soil testing 10, 15, 63 spring lawn care 17 turfgrass: fertilization 56 turfgrass: selection 7 zoysiagrass 33
	Pests Diseases Insects and Wildlife bacterial leaf scorch 60 bacterial speck 76 chronic wasting disease 77 dogwood anthracnose 66 Dutch elm disease 42 pine wilt disease 41 rose diseases 43 septoria leaf spot 49 wilting disease 20 bagworms 44 blister beetles 54 chigger basics 51 emerald ash borer 70 galls 44 houseplant pests 2, 85 Japanese beetles 54, 55 leafminers 55 moles and their control 21 raccoon management 50 stem boring insects 35
	Projects cold frames and hotbeds 69 ergonomic tools 37 herbicide labels 24 hobby greenhouses 81 landscaping for wildlife 5 leftover pesticides 78 native plants 48 sidewalk ice melters 1 water gardens 62
	Shrubs and Trees Christmas trees: caring for 86 Christmas trees: living 84 cultivars 19 dogwood anthracnose 66 drought damaged trees and shrubs 61 Dutch elm disease 42 pine wilt disease 41 planting a tree 13 pruning flowering shrubs 20 pruning woody ornamentals 9 transitioning to summer 47 watering 58 winterizing woodies 75