![Flower affected by Aster Yellows](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Aster%20Yellows.jpg?h=d4b446f1&itok=Q7lI5LfE)
Have some of your plants lost color? Are they growing in bizarre shapes? Is the quality of your vegetables poor? You may have an outbreak of aster yellows.
The 30th annual Kids’ Groundwater Festival in Alexandria featured the expertise of agencies, businesses and educational organizations like Extension.
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The last few years have brought a new appreciation for the wide diversity of bees in Minnesota. Wasps have a similar diversity, and arguably provide even more beneficial services than bees do.
If you have included geraniums in your garden this year, you can bring them indoors to save for next year’s garden.
![garden with a selection of hostas](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/session%204.jpg?itok=rcbl4GGe)
The Extension Horticulture Team has created the following checklist to assist gardeners in caring for their plants.
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Not every plant can tolerate transplanting as easily as others. Here are some tips to reduce transplant shock to your houseplants.
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Is it time to prune? How should I prune? What should I prune? So many questions surround the task of landscape pruning. For many trees and shrubs late winter and early spring is the perfect time to prune them, but this isn’t the time for all species.
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If you enjoy watching wildlife in the fall and winter months consider planting trees, shrubs, or vines that produce berries.
![A movie theater at dusk with "Grease" on the display board.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/theater.jpg?h=ab210c6c&itok=H7qRT0cb)
University of Minnesota Extension’s retail trade analyses help communities shape their economic future. Communities such as Alexandria use the data to make smart choices for the future.
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Birdscaping is the intentional effort to provide a natural setting to attract wildlife, especially birds, to an area, most typically your own backyard.