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From The Ground Up
Do you have perennial weeds in your fields? Perennial weeds are extremely difficult to manage, especially in organic systems. Effective strategies require persistence, often over the course of several years. In this article, we'll look at one of the most difficult perennial weeds of all - Canada...
UMN Prof. Mary Meyer talks about 'Blackhawks' Big Bluestem grasses
at Northern Green conference, January 2020.Photo: Gail Hudson, UMN Extension
Do you have a favorite plant? It's fun to compare plants when there's snow on the ground outside!
At the January 2020 Northern Green conference in...
A good tree cut leaves the "collar"
a source of healing tissue
for the tree.
Prune trees
Trees to prune now: Oaks, apple, crabapple, maple, birch, honeylocust, showy mountain ash, hawthorne, butternut, walnut, ironwood, blue beech.
Note some trees like birch, maple and walnut may drip...
January 15, 2020
My indoor gardening "toolbox"Photo: Julie Weisenhorn, UMN Extension
There are a lot of tools in my indoor gardening "toolbox" - rubber-coated ties, lighters for sterilizing, pruners, snips, meters, hooks, stakes, cotton swabs. I recently added another tool: an LED flashlight.
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Phalaenopsis orchid or Moth OrchidPhoto: Julie Weisenhorn, UMN Extension
Orchids are now the most popular house plant with their long lasting flowers sold at many retail stores. Orchids are epiphytes or air plants and grow with minimal (if any) soil usually coarse bark.
This makes watering...
January 01, 2020
Cantaloupe plant with fruit blossoms. Photo: Gail Hudson, UMN Extension Communications
In 2020 and Beyond: Food Safety is becoming a priority
All you have to do is look at:
The bad: Another year, another E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce. Bad news!
The good: Most farmers have...
January 01, 2020
Quick Fire® hydrangea. Photo: ProvenWinners.com
Winter came early this year with lots of snow and cold temps, but it's never too early to start thinking about new plants for your garden and yard. Maybe you've had a shrub that has not lived up to expectations and you are ready to...
Quick facts
Select a plant with requirements that match the light environment in your home or office.
Supplemental lighting can make up for a lack of natural sunlight.
Plants without sufficient light may drop their leaves or fail to produce flowers.
Plants exposed to too much light may become...
December 06, 2019
Photo: Scott Streuble
While winter has fully set in, did you know...there are still many ways to use local foods in your holiday meals.
What produce is available during a MN Winter?
Thanks to root cellars and high tunnels, you can continue to find local carrots, potatoes,...
December 06, 2019
Poinsettias with a variety of patterns and colors.
Giving someone a poinsettia, an amaryllis or maybe a pot planted with paperwhites? Give them the link to this helpful article, too!
We've put all the information together for you so your recipient knows just what to do--whether...
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