Extension news and highlights

Are you a vegetable gardener swimming in produce? Here are a few things you can do with all the extra cucumbers

Housing is a basic need that all Minnesotans share and is essential to creating resilient communities. Meeting that need, however, can be a complex challenge. A new community-university project seeks to design resilient and affordable housing solutions that embrace Minnesota’s ecological, economic and cultural diversity.

An interactive resource guide published this summer from The Department of Public Transformation and partners showcases an artist-led approach that uses deep community engagement to reimagine vacant spaces in small towns and rural areas, drawing on a case study of The YES! House, in Granite Falls.

Palmer amaranth has been found in Minnesota in contaminated feed ingredients from areas where Palmer amaranth and other problematic weeds are more common.

Dead patches in your lawn might mean you have an active population of white grubs. White grubs feed on plant roots, causing turf to wilt and die.

Extension Master Gardeners bring science-based horticulture knowledge and practices to Minnesota. Find out how you can join.

Oak wilt risk is low now in Minnesota, so you may be seeing another major disease that shows symptoms in August, bur oak blight or BOB.

Find out why your lilacs have been stressed this season and what you can do about it.

Late summer is prime time for wasp nests. Where a nest is located makes a difference in what to do with it. 

Grapes are harvested in September in Minnesota, with a couple ripening in late August or early October. There are a few ways to tell if your grapes are ready to harvest.