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Shrub pruning videos series
Extension Yard and Garden has a new series of shrub pruning videos on our Trees and shrubs webpage to help you with your seasonal pruning. Pruning can be both scary and really satisfying, and we want to help....
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
Animal-based soil amendments such as composted manure and poultry litter can build the health, tilth, fertility and water hold capacity of your soil. They can also be a great way to use resources you might have on the farm such as manure...
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The State Fair is going on. Nights are actually getting cooler even after the heat waves we’ve experienced. Our gardens are producing, but we can tell the plants are changing. Still, there's lots of gardening yet to do!
Harvest your...
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As we enter the middle of summer, you may have gaps in your vegetable garden for a few reasons. Maybe you’ve finished harvesting your early spring vegetables, or perhaps certain things didn’t germinate as well as you had hoped.
At this...
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A ‘Lemon’ cucumber variety grows in my backyard garden on a steel obelisk.
Space is at a premium in my garden, so I am always looking for vertical growing techniques and ideas. Public gardens, garden tours, and tapping into my own...
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In October 2022, Extension educators visited 20 community gardens and urban farms in Ramsey County to conduct soil tests. All 20 sites used county compost and many of the gardens had applied compost for years.
While compost is an important...
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Spring is when our thoughts turn to green lawns, emerging flowers and sprouting veggies. So, it's a good time to sort out how to best feed all those plants to make sure we have lush yards and gardens this summer. Extension as a few new...
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"Peppery but never bitter." "The healthiest plant of all varieties." "A clear loser."
Those are some of the takeaways from testers who know their stuff: University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener volunteers, reporting the results...
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From apples to bees, Owatonna-area Vietnam veteran keeps producing
Jim Rowe was just shy of 70 years old when he retired from his career with the University of Minnesota. He enjoyed his work so much that he recently came back to the U —...
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It’s never too early to think about your next garden
The UMN Horticulture Display Garden, Morris, Minn.
The Horticulture Display Garden at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris, Minn. is...
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