OSU researchers receive grants for biofuel study Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment STILLWATER -- A group of researchers at Oklahoma State University has received a $20 million grant to work on converting grasses into biofuels. The Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate...

The vision for biofuels Sun, Jul 9, 2006 As America searches for ways to become less dependent on oil and gas imported from unstable and often hostile nations, we find the answer requires many solutions. Chief among them...

Oklahomans see physical benefits to working out in the garden Wed, Jul 5, 2006 Sharon Beasley likes to stay in shape, but “the thought of going to a gym bores me.” So the Newcastle woman, 59, gets her workout by working outside. There, she tends flowers on her acreage,...

Military trim Thu, Jun 15, 2006 Mowing a few lawns, trimming a few shrubs - it's the least we can do, Roger Jacobi thought. Jacobi, owner of Agrilawn, a lawn care service in Oklahoma City, is participating in Greencare for...

No break from landscape care Thu, Jun 1, 2006 Please list tips for landscape care and maintenance in June. General landscape. Find someone to water plants in the house and garden while you're on vacation. Harvesting vegetables and mowing...

Top five 9-hole courses Thu, May 18, 2006 Chandler Golf Course, Chandler: Just north of Chandler, this par-36 course is a pleasant surprise. Cobblestone Creek, Norman: All par 3s, but well-designed and easy to get around. Gil...

Gardening Q&A Thu, May 18, 2006 Q: Should I start my Bermuda grass lawn now? A: May is a great time to establish Bermuda grass from seed, sod or sprigs. OSU Extension Fact Sheet 6419 covers lawn establishment in Oklahoma....

Gardening Q&A Thu, May 18, 2006 Q: What should I be doing in my landscape? A: Here are a few suggestions: Control cedar-apple rust. When the orange jelly galls are visible on juniper (cedar) following a rain, begin treating...

Gardening Q&A Thu, May 18, 2006 Q: What are some landscape tips for early spring? A: Spring color will soon fill the landscape. To produce the best show, it's a good time to do a little cleaning in the yard. Remove perennial...

Q & A on Gardening Thu, May 18, 2006 Q: How can I control my winter weeds? A: One of the more effective ways to control winter annual weeds in bermuda is to apply a winter application of glyphosate (Roundup, Killzall and...

Cool rain prompts mowing Thu, May 18, 2006 Just about the time I had given up on the growing season, I find myself mowing the lawn in November. My Bermuda lawn, like many across the state, is greener than it has been all summer. I'm not...

Oklahoma Roots
Cold snap won't end activities Thu, May 18, 2006 Talk about a screeching halt to the growing season! Record-breaking temperatures -- almost a month early. I'm sure the plants were ready for a rest after the long, drawn-out heat wave. But frankly...

Oklahoma Roots
Weed crop of spring starts now Thu, May 18, 2006 You know those winter weeds such as henbit, chickweed and dandelion -- the ones that really get straggly in February and March? Well, go outside and take a look at bare soil areas in your garden...

Get primed to whip grass back in shape Thu, May 18, 2006 WICHITA, Kan. -- This was the summer our power over the lawn was usurped. If the heat and lack of rain weren't our undoing, the armyworms staged overnight coups, the grubworms worked the same kind...

Ground Rules
Grass builds reserves for next season in fall Thu, May 18, 2006 The weeks of mild weather in fall can be more important than they may seem for the health and vigor of a lawn next growing season. Root reserves that carry lawn grasses through hot, stressful...

State's Big Pasture land prices steady despite drought Thu, May 18, 2006 RANDLETT -- The Big Pasture is burning up. This part of southwest Oklahoma, known as the Big Pasture since Chisholm Trail days, is in a drought that some say is worse than the one in the 1950s....

Ground Rules
How to prepare area for a garden Thu, May 18, 2006 So, you've decided to add a new flower or vegetable bed, but the area is covered with Bermuda grass. How do you kill out the Bermuda and prepare this new planting area? The first step is to mark...

Ground Rules
Grass always greener if cultivated right Thu, May 18, 2006 Supplemental irrigation is a necessity for most turf grasses grown in Oklahoma. Many areas are established on a clay soil that shrinks when dry and swells when wet. During dry periods, a turf grass...