Plants to keep in mind that repel or discourage insects in our yards and gardens as we make our plant shopping lists before heading out to the greenhouses.
Arndt Family Farm, 2024 Farm Family of the Year
After you have put your gardens to bed for the winter and done all the chores, drain those hoses, mulched leaves and put your tools away until spring, there are some things that still need to be done and can continue throughout the winter.
![Tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). Photo credit: Ann Froschauer/USFWS](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/tri-colored-bat-Ann-Froschauer-USFWS.jpg?h=7dec04db&itok=fjX6_Bs-)
Let's learn about some of the "creepy" creatures found—or soon to be found—in the southeastern woodlands of Minnesota.
What does the word “girdle” mean for a tree? It means there has been damage all the way around the trunk of the tree or shrub. The bark has been chewed or stripped off. Can your tree survive if this happens? If your tree has in-tact bark around 25% or more of its trunk, it can survive.
![A group dressed in beekeeping apparel walks on a gravel road. The man in the middle holds his bee suit over his arm. He is wearing a Vietnam Veteran billed cap.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Bees-121%20small.jpg?h=2f9b1187&itok=b4LVStIp)
Proud Vietnam veteran and U of M retiree Jim Rowe recently attended a beekeeping field day near his home in Owatonna.
National 4-H week is October 2-8!
![A field of flowers](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/flowers%20with%20pollinating%20butterfly.jpg?itok=BwaKPiic)
Interested in being a Master Gardener? Here's some information for you!
![different veggies in bowls](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Veggies.jpg?itok=Nnx8One7)
Having problems in your gardens? It may be the weather!
Dead flies are everywhere this year. What is going on?