Master Gardeners conducted trials seeking the best varieties of mustard greens, sauce tomatoes, pink cleome, purple and red basil, small watermelons, green pole beans, red carrots and butter daisies.
Yard and Garden News
Are trees moved through assisted migration considered invasive species? Climate change has experts rethinking boundaries and definitions.
Plants coming out of dormancy too soon can experience cold damage. Learn what Extension educators expect this to mean for gardens, lawns, trees and shrubs.
Emerald ash borer (EAB) continues to cause problems for ash trees. As of this past year, it has been found in 48 Minnesota counties.
Yellow floating heart is an aquatic plant popular in water gardens. But this lovely plant is invasive and harms wild landscapes and bodies of water.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has resources that include Best Management Practices (BMPs) and other guidance for using (or not using) pesticides and protecting water quality and pollinators.
The idea that buckthorn sickens (or even kills) birds is fairly widespread. So why do birds keep eating them?
Treating scale insects on edible plants can be a challenge. Sometimes getting rid of the plant is easier than getting rid of the pest.
While subzero temperatures are not the most pleasant conditions for us, they can be a factor in helping to control pests. Warmer winter temperatures may mean more EAB larvae are likely to survive.
Winter weather is tough enough on plants. Use these strategies to protect your plants from animal browsers.