weeds

Putting your garden to bed

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu As the growing season comes to an end, it is helpful to clean your garden before putting it to bed for the winter. A good fall cleanup provides multiple benefits for gardeners – it reduces weed populations and disease, minimizes plant...

Time to remove flowering weeds

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu After a rainy growing season, many growers have probably wished they could turn off the rain. There is one type of rain that growers can partially control-- weed seed rain. Every time a weed goes to seed, dozens to thousands of seeds...

Weeds get spring fever too

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Models suggest that significant cold has passed, things are starting to green up and soil is warming. While this warm winter causing growers stress about what diseases and insects will do this spring, this early spring can provide rare...

Manage next year's strawberry weeds this fall

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Photo: A few sporadic weeds in a fall strawberry patch are normal, even with excellent weed control. Photo: Annie Klodd Four useful tactics to reduce next year's weed management demand include: ● Removing weeds before they shed...

Foraging at home: Can I eat the weeds in my backyard?

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Whether for survival or fun, foraging can be a great way to supplement your diet with plants that are not only delicious but can also be healthy. Foraging in your own backyard Although it may be illegal in some cities in Minnesota to...

Tip: With moisture comes weeds and diseases

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Keep scouting for plant issues, especially on your more long-term perennial plants. Continue to water the root areas of plants as cooler temperatures occur to help plants move into dormancy.

Ground covers for gardens

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu For all the gardeners who are music lovers: 'Beatlemania' spring sedge or mop-headed sedge. “Ground cover” can mean several things. It can be a type of mulch, hardscape materials like patio block, or a growing plant. Ground covers can...