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It’s a splendid summer day. The sky is a brilliant blue and the sun shines with warmth in its golden glow. A few wispy clouds…
It’s hard to imagine a Thanksgiving meal without sweet potatoes. In my mind, they’re more important than the turkey. Let’s take a closer look at…
We were hot. And, now we’re not. What’s a gardener to do in spring in our changeable northern climate when deciding when to plant vegetables….
Raised bed gardening is a great way to grow food or flowers, whether you live on a large lot or have only a balcony or…
Basil is a pleasure to touch, smell, taste and harvest. It pairs with tomatoes as deliciously as strawberries pair with rhubarb and can even be…
If you check out seed catalogs and plant websites lately, you may notice that vegetables are shrinking. Not all vegetables, of course, but more and…
Fall is the best time for garlic planting, though you will not reap the benefits of your efforts until next summer, when you are enjoying…
Is it melon time yet? Depending on which melons you grew and when you planted them, you may already have had your first taste of…
Updated for 2021 August is the month when many of your garden efforts come to fruition—generally in the form of tomatoes, peppers, melons, eggplant, corn…
We’ve had some super hot days recently. According to the weather folks, 11 days have had temperatures in the 90s, with more in the forecast….
Nothing can take over the garden, the yard, the world faster than a happy winter squash plant, which leads some gardeners to ask “Can you…
Updated July 2025 With heat, humidity and occasional rains, many gardens will be exploding by early July. Fortunately, we gardeners can enjoy them with a…
As the first part of the vegetable garden season winds down, harvest holes may start appearing in your garden. These are the spots where you…
The approach of heat, humidity and regular thunderstorms signals we have hit June, and it’s time to think about June garden chores for gardeners in…
With so many folks planting a food garden this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to go back into the archives of MSHS…
Time at home and concern about the global pandemic have prompted a lot of folks to consider planting a vegetable garden this year, maybe for…
Are you starting seeds this year, maybe for your first-ever vegetable garden? You might want to check out our free Ready, Set, Grow webinar series…
With nearly all children doing online learning these days, parents (and teachers!) may be looking for ways to keep kids busy and learning without a…
Aw, the Minnesota State Fair. It’s been a long time since the last great get-together, when we unveiled our popular “Garden to Glass” display, which…
Each year, plant breeders introduce dozens (maybe hundreds) of varieties of new plants. Some plants end up being garden all-stars — others not so much….
Vertical Vegetables: Simple Projects that Deliver More Yield in Less Space (Cool Springs Press, 2018) by Twin Cities-based garden blogger Amy Andrychowicz describes a variety…
With Halloween just around the corner, you may be wondering about the link between the pumpkins scaring the neighborhood kids and the ones in the…
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