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Yard and garden

Solve a problem

Plant diseases

Recognize and treat common fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of plants

What's wrong with my plant?

Diagnose problems in the yard and garden caused by insects, diseases and nonliving factors

Insects

Find research-based information on helpful and harmful insects, spiders and insect relatives. Identify insect damage on plants and in the landscape and learn how to prevent and control common household insect infestations.

Find plants

Flowers

Annuals, perennials and native flowers for northern gardens

Fruit

How to grow fruits in a northern climate

Houseplants

Light requirements, pests and diseases, forcing bulbs, fertilizing

Native plants

Native grasses, prairie plants, wildflowers and pollinator habitat

Trees and shrubs

Selecting, planting, watering, trimming, pruning, fertilizing, disease and insect pests

Vegetables

Planting and growing everything from asparagus to zucchini

Weeds in lawns and gardens

Common weedy plants in Minnesota, characteristics and control strategies

How-to

Growing guides

Guides to planting, growing and caring for plants year-round

Growing safe food

On-farm food safety, GAPs audits, Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

Managing soil and nutrients

Composting, soil testing, and nutrient management for home gardens

Plants for pollinators

Grow bee lawns and pollinator friendly plants

Using your harvest

Harvesting and storing fruits and vegetables, food safety, canning and preserving

Water Wisely: Start in your own backyard

Practice water conservation when watering lawns, gardens, trees and shrubs

Master Gardeners

Ask a Master Gardener

Master Gardeners will answer your yard and garden questions by email, in person or over the phone.

About Master Gardeners

Master Gardener volunteers promote healthy landscapes, healthy people and a healthy planet.

Become a Master Gardener volunteer

Find out how to apply to be a Master Gardener and register for the core course.

Events

Find the latest garden tours, landscaping seminars and other fun and educational activities to ignite your love of gardening this season.

News

Pollinator Cafe sign in a garden of pollinator-friendly flowers.

Nobles County Master Gardener volunteer Heather Raverty has transformed an underused space into a source of joy for assisted living residents and a haven for local pollinators.

Mary Petit

U of M Extension Master Gardener volunteer brings the outdoors to indoor memory care. 

Larry Enfield at the Northfield food shelf.

Larry shares his skills one plant at a time, creating connections that grow far beyond the garden.

Yard and Garden News

Timely information to help you care for your yard and garden.

Events

Extension works in all of Minnesota's counties. Find your local resources.

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