At this point in the season, there are a few things left to do to help transition your garden to winter and to prepare for next season.
Yard and Garden News
This year's dry growing season has given powdery mildew the perfect conditions for taking over the garden.
Most of the tomato issues we are seeing are caused by a combination of weather, tomato variety, and gardening practices.
Figuring out the best time to pick apples and grapes is a bit more complicated than picking berries. Here are some tips to increase your confidence that your fruit is ripe.
Common purslane is easy to find. It thrives in bare patches, disturbed areas, and drier spots. And it does pretty well in drought. Which makes it tough to get rid of in your garden.
Bee lawns provide food and habitat for a wide variety of pollinators and are good for people, too. Learn how you can grow and maintain your own bee lawn with new resources from Extension.
Pruning trees during drought can increase the risk of insects and disease, so it is best to limit or avoid pruning during the current drought that Minnesota is facing.
Understanding the basics of buckthorn biology can help you to control its spread, leading to a healthier woodland or crop field.
While much of Minnesota desperately needs rain, there is one kind of rain gardeners should avoid: weed seed rain. Seed rain refers to plants sending out the seeds they’ve produced on the wind or spread by people and animals.
Find out what you can still plant to fill in spaces left by harvested vegetables. We offer some general tips related to trends we’ve been seeing this summer.