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January 01, 2002
Dursban No Longer Available to Homeowners
Plant Disease Clinic
Remind Yourself of Warmth with Indoor Palms
When Ya Gotta Plant...
Flavorful Fungi
February 01, 2002
An A-Peeling Option for Apples
Watering Houseplants -- the Right Way
Disease-Resistant Plants--Something Special in the Garden
Don't Be Alarmed By Yellow Ants
March 01, 2002
Strawberry Fields--Minnesota Style
It's the Berries! Two New U Strawberries
Solving Houseplant Problems
Trappers Working Hard to Detect Gypsy Moths
MDA Looking for Gypsy Moth Trappers For 2002
The Red Queen, the Black Currant, the White Pine and the Orange Rust that Binds Them
April 01, 2002
Best Blooms: Top Performing Herbaceous Perennials and Annuals for Minnesota Gardens
Cedartree Borers
Zoysiagrass Plugs – a Poor Choice for Minnesota Lawns
Ask A Master Gardener --On Line Garden Help
How to Manage Plant Health Problems Over the Phone or by Internet.
April 15, 2002
Growing Pears in Minnesota Home Gardens
Dealing with Dog Spots and Other Spring Lawn Surprises
Plant Pathology Reminders for April:
Developing Questions to Diagnose Plant Health Problems (Or what to ask before you even suspect plant disease!)
Name That Arachnid
May 1, 2002
Focus On: Ben Lockhart, Plant Virus Expert
Improving Your Home Landscape
How Can We Manage Plant Diseases Without Chemicals?
Watch Out For Early Season Apple Insects
West Nile Virus Reminder
Bye, Bye Compost
May 15, 2002
What Happens When Trees are Defoliated?
Plant Raspberries for a Home-grown Treat
Pulling out the Big Guns: Fungicides for Disease Management in the Home Landscape
Pennsylvania Wood Cockroach
Expect High Numbers of Forest Tent Caterpillar
Mystery ‘Worms'
Check Out the Insect Galleries
June 1, 2002
Have Fun With Composting!
Careful Use of Herbicide Tips
Septoria Leaf Spot of Turf
Do Your Daisies Need a Doctor?
Pine Bark Adelgids
June 15, 2002
Blotchy Hosta Blight
Maple Anthracnose
My Spider Senses Are Tingling
Seedcorn Maggots
Phosphorus Lawn Fertilizer Becomes Hot Issue
Phosphorus and Phosphate Confused?
Putting Down Roots
July 1, 2002
Leaf Blister of Maple--Not Anthracnose
Friendly Flies
Ichneumonid Wasps
Bumper Crop of Bunnies
July 15, 2002
Waterlogged Plants
Tree-ting Storm Damage
Repairing Temporarily Submerged or Flooded Lawns
Where Have the Vegetable Flowers Gone?
Air Dry Flowers for Winter Bouquets
August 1, 2002
New Woody Plant Introductions from the U of M
Plan to Seed New Lawns
Getting the Most From Your Garden
Pain in the Grass? Ascochyta Blight of Turf
Deer Flies
Thief Ants are Nuisance in Homes
Mosquito Trap Being Recalled
August 15, 2002
Soil Sampling, Soil Testing, and Soil Test Kits
Be Skeptical About Lime and Lawns
Got Raspberries?
West Nile Virus Is Here
An Interesting Beetle
White Pine Weevil
September 1, 2002
Is Your Black Walnut Worth Big Bucks?
A September Gardening Calendar
Tough Turf Times
Birch Catkin Feeders
Horsehair Worms
What To Do About Squash Bugs
Open House at the Southern Research and Outreach Center--
"Connecting Agriculture and the Community"

September 15, 2002
Getting Roses Ready for a Minnesota Winter
Hardy Fall-Blooming Perennials
Foreign Grain Beetles Common This Summer
Black-eyed Susans get KO'd

October 1, 2002
It Might Be Worth Saving--Transplanting Trees and Shrubs - Part I: Preparing for the Move
Apple Guide Now Available in Hmong and Spanish
Plant Bulbs Now for Color Next Spring
Minnesota Gardening Calendar Available
Fall Clean Up Key To Healthy Plants
Lady Beetles in Homes
Spider Mites on Ash
November 1, 2002
It Might Be Worth Saving--Transplanting Trees and Shrubs - Part 2: Making the Move
Drugstore Beetles
Flowers and Blooming Houseplants Provide Color Indoors
Minnesota Gardening Calendar Available
Taking My Work Home with Me: Birdhouse Gourd Anthracnose
December 1, 2002
Why Do Ericaceous Plants Grow in Acidic Soil?
A Grab Bag of Seasonal Tips
Taking My Work Home with Me: Lily Anthracnose (Colletotrichum spp.)
Unwanted Guests During the Holidays: Insects and Real Christmas Trees