UADA Faulkner County Horticulture

09/30/2026

Despite the challenges of a hot, dry summer, we can enhance our gardens' resilience through strategic practices. Installing rain catchment systems can conserve water and reduce costs. Consider planting hardy species that thrived this season. Share your success stories with us.

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Email from Faulkner County Extension October gardening advice and educational activities     Garden Survivors Congratulations! We survived the summer! I think this has been the most difficult gardeni

08/28/2026

Check out our gardening advice and upcoming educational activities for September.
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Email from Faulkner County Extension September gardening advice and educational activities     Embracing Fall I know it's not really fall yet, but I've decided to just go with it. With so many leaves

07/31/2026

See our gardening advice and educational programs for August.
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Email from Faulkner County Extension August gardening advice and educational activities     Maintaining Your Gardening Motivation in the Heat of Summer I don't know about you, but August is probably

07/29/2026

Join us for this free, virtual program to learn how to grow and cook with peaches, plums, and nectarines.

Email from Faulkner County Extension Register for this virtual presentation.     Register now for this virtual presentation! Peaches, plums, and nectarines are closely related to each other and can be

07/10/2026

Join us for this free, virtual program to learn how to grow and cook with brussels sprouts.

Email from Faulkner County Extension Register for this virtual presentation.     Register now for this virtual presentation! Brussels sprouts can be a little tricky to grow and do best in Arkansas whe

06/10/2026

Join us for this free, virtual program to learn how to grow and cook with sweet corn.

Email from Faulkner County Extension Register for this virtual presentation.     Register now for this virtual presentation! You can't beat the flavor of fresh sweet corn right out of the garden! Join

05/22/2026

Like many yards in Faulkner county, the lawn at the Faulkner County Extension Office is a mix of Bermudagrass and w**ds. We decided to follow our UADA lawn care recommendations this year to see if we can improve the condition of the lawn. We took a soil sample in March and sent it to our UofA Soil Testing Lab for testing. The soil test report had a recommendation for fertilizing the lawn and we made our first application of urea fertilizer this week. We are also following our UADA w**d control recommendations and made an application of Trimec Southern and Barricade 65 WDG in March. Trimec is supposed to kill existing broadleaf w**ds and Barricade is a pre-emergent which is supposed to prevent summer w**ds. Many of the existing w**ds were killed, but some clover and violets managed to survive. We followed up this week with a second application of Trimec and mixed in some Sedgehammer since we also have nutsedge which is difficult to control with other herbicides. There are still a few grassy w**ds that the Trimec won't affect, so we may follow up with a spot treatment of an herbicide containing glyphosate. The glyphosate will leave small dead patches in the turf, but our hope is that the Bermudagrass will fill in the areas quickly since it is now being fertilized. UADA lawn care recommendations for are listed in this Bermudagrass Lawn Care Calendar:https://uaex.uada.edu/publications/PDF/FSA-6121.pdf

04/10/2026

Order your free trees now and pick them up at the Faulkner County Extension Office on April 29!

Who wants free trees? We have a great opportunity for Faulkner County residents to order free trees online and then pick them up at the Faulkner County Extension Office on Wednesday, April 29.

Order here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=T5VNF15Yw0CuHAGtpfJnI-PEyVrbqWZNiOpOCZV-qptUNVk5M1NKSUhON01PUjlLRTM2WDM1WlJSMS4u&route=shorturl

What you'll get: These are bareroot seedling trees that will need to be planted as soon as possible after you pick them up. Planting directions will be provided.

Pick up info: Pick up your trees on Wednesday, April 29, 8am-4:30pm, at the Faulkner County Extension Office, 844 Faulkner St., Conway

You can order as many as you can plant from the following list:
Gray Dogwood
Wild Plum
Buttonbush
Swamp White Oak
Pin Oak
Red Oak
White Oak
Short Leaf Pine
Beautyberry
Deciduous Holly
Redbud
Sandbar Willow
Common Witch-hazel
Bald Cypress
Persimmon
Sweetgum
Ohio Buckeye
Sweetbay Magnolia
Red Maple
Sycamore
Sugar Maple
Flowering Dogwood
Native Pecan
River Birch
Bur Oak
Hackberry

Trees will be distributed on a first ordered, first served basis. If we run out of a variety, you may be contacted to choose a substitute.

03/31/2026

We're taking a break from our big plant sale this year to focus on organizing the state Master Gardener conference which will be held in Conway in early summer. The Master Gardener plant sale will be back in 2027, though.

We are taking a break from our big Faulkner County Master Gardener plant sale in 2026. We encourage you to purchase your plants from local nurseries, markets, schools, non-profits, and Master Gardener plant sales in other counties. We'll see you in May 2027 for the next Faulkner County Master Gardener plant sale!

01/26/2026

This is the last week to register for the Grow Your Own Groceries conference. Registration closes January 31, 2026.

Our virtual Grow Your Own Groceries presentations have been so successful over the past 5 years that we’re hosting our first in-person Grow Your Own Groceries Conference.

Feb. 10, 2026
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Conway Expo & Event Center, 2505 E. Oak St.
Cost: $75
Register: https://uada.formstack.com/forms/grow_groceries
Read more: https://bit.ly/grow-groceries-conference

Extension experts will discuss & demonstrate a variety of gardening and food preparation topics, including:

Planning for your harvest
Soil health
Composting
Food preservation methods
Cover crops
High tunnels
Irrigation
Beekeeping and more