The Drummer
Millions of people enjoy camping every year. Data from the KOA 2021 North American Camping Report indicates there were more than 94.5 million camper households throughout North America in 2020.
As the world confronted the COVID-19 pandemic, North American campers took to camping in droves and...
When planning a landscape, it's tempting to pick the most colorful, vibrant plants. An eye-popping property filled with yellows, purples, pinks, and other bold colors is sure to catch anyone's eye. However, the right plant for a property is not always the most colorful.
Gardening novices can easily...
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Use raked leaves as mulch around trees, shrubs and perennials. Save time later this fall by cleaning empty rain barrels now.
A few weeks ago, we published an article about watering wisely in drought. Basic practices like watering in the...
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Aphids are good candidates for control with soap.
Any place gardeners gather to talk about plants, there will be talk of soap. Dish soap and water are often referred to as the holy grail for managing insects from aphids to Japanese...
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A bumblebee foraging on self-heal
UMN Extension has new materials on everything you need to know to grow your own bee lawn! UMN researchers have spent several years studying bee lawns and the pollinators that benefit from them. These...
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Depending on your market, you are a month or two out from pumpkin prime-time. After dodging the early season weeds and persistent cucumber beetles, it can be tempting to focus on other crops or prepping for fall visitors. However, this...
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In this week's fruit update:
Japanese beetles
Apples
Grapes
Day-neutral strawberries
June-bearing strawberries
Help direct research and Extension priorities for Japanese beetles:
Japanese beetles feeding and mating on an apple...
Maurean Fellger, 86
Maurean Joyce Fellger, of Buffalo, MN, passed away February 7, 2020, at age 86 from breast cancer.
Maurean was a media specialist at Blake Schools for over 20 years. She was a creative soul known for her lovely gardens, her decorating skills, fashion sense, and art projects....
Graduations
Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
The following students graduated following the spring 2021 semester.
Annandale - Bailey Rieger-Borer, BA, journalism.
Buffalo - Rachel Bursch, BS, criminal justice.
Delano - Eden Day, BS, elementary education; Adrianne Taylor, Specialist in...
This week, we have a few more cucumber recipes, along with recipes featuring fresh goodies from the garden.
We have two submitted recipes this week: Peach-Ginger Slaw and Blackberry Cheesecake (made with fresh goat cheese).
If you have a favorite recipe, send it in! Recipes, with photo (and a...
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