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Missing flowers? Chewed stems? While you might think bugs are the culprit, this is more likely rabbit feeding.
As transplants go into gardens and seeds germinate, a common question right now is “what do I do about holes in plant...
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Bird damaged hydrangea
In mid-May, a Blue Earth County Master Gardener brought me some curious twigs from a hydrangea. Riddled with holes, it looked like someone took an ice pick and hacked at the poor plant. Given how rough and...
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Honeygold apple tree at petal fall on a rainy day, 5/25/22
Weather was cool the past week, so we accumulated relatively few growing degree days above 50. Therefore, some of this content will sound eerily similar to last week.
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It's been a busy week of quickly planting as much as possible between rain events. Pretty much everyone is a week or two behind due to the cold spring, but the week ahead should bring warmer weather and better conditions for heat loving...
Homeowners frequently enhance their outdoor living spaces with attractive plants and trees. When that greenery also produces food, the results can be both beauty and bounty.
People who plant vegetable gardens and fruit trees in their yards can be blessed with an abundance of fresh pickings once it'...
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I love rhubarb as a food. Its tartness balances the sweetness of pie, cake, syrup, muffins, juice and sauce. I also love rhubarb as a landscape plant with its big, coarse leaves, bright red stalks (technically the leaf petioles), and its...
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Temperatures are warming and starting to become more consistent depending on where in the state you live. Here’s a list of some of the things Minnesota gardeners can be doing right now in their yards and gardens.
Submit soil samples into...
Homeowners enjoy gardening for many different reasons. In addition to adding beauty to a property, gardens can offset grocery costs by yielding tasty produce. They also offer important habitats and food sources for both insects and animals.
While growing a vegetable or flower garden can turn into a...
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Marissa Schuh, U of M Extension integrated pest management educator
Marissa Schuh brings an appreciation for insects to her University of Minnesota Extension work with gardeners and farmers
When Marissa Schuh appeared in the news last...
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Capturing Zestar! bloom on 5/17/22.
Apples
Bloom status was checked in Minnetrista, MN on Tuesday, May 17.
Multiple varieties including SweeTango, Zestar!, and Honeygold were between king bloom to full bloom. Honeycrisp was at...
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