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![Detail of a soil test report with "N-P-K" highlighted with a looking glass.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/soil-test-report.png?h=594a585c&itok=OoEZ2pHR)
This new, easy-to-follow video shows you how to interpret your soil test results report from top to bottom.
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Bushy cucumber plants with no fruit, tomatoes not ripening, and beans with no flowers? We answer questions about your poorly yielding vegetable garden.
![A five-petaled, pink pale swallow-wort flower next to slender milkweed seed pods.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/pale-swallow-wort.jpg?h=6d448122&itok=Uad1MV-j)
A member of the milkweed family, this plant is toxic to some insects, including monarch butterflies.
![Brown house entry with brown rain barrel, green shrubs, a wood planter and green and yellow perennial plants located under a window.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/leaf-mulch.jpg?h=9794053b&itok=vI5a3334)
Find out how to prioritize what to water, and how to reuse water safely to keep landscapes healthy during extreme drought conditions.
![Three women look at each other and at the strawberries growing out of holes in an aluminum tower that is about their height.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/strawberries%20Meyers%20Center.jpg?h=d4fb9804&itok=Eqztxk6W)
Ten Master Gardener volunteers were part of the team that built The Foodscape surrounding the new Burton and Virginia Myers Education Center.
![Youth standing in a line posing for the camera in front of a sign saying, "Ignite by 4-H."](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Ag%20ambassadors%20at%20Ignite.jpg?h=d5e0d726&itok=DRmb2Xhj)
Are you interested in learning more about agriculture and networking with others from across Minnesota? Become a Minnesota 4-H Agriculture Ambassador! Applications will be accepted until Aug. 31, 2023.
![Bee on a willow tree stem with flower.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/willow-early-andrena-HeatherHolm.jpg?h=dcd7f4fc&itok=OM83gSxE)
Focusing on the health of plants and small animals creates a resilient ecosystem where deer, grouse, turkey, bear, wolf, elk and moose can also thrive.
As we enter the middle of summer, you may have gaps in your vegetable garden for a few reasons. There’s still plenty of time to plant a wide variety of things.
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Becoming a new parent can be a transformative experience, but it can also be overwhelming — especially for those facing isolation or lacking support. The 40-Day Project supports Somali parents during the first five weeks after birth.