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Diane Ott Whealy, founder of Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa, is a passionate advocate for gardening and seed saving, and at a talk at…
You see a lot of fun ideas at the Minneapolis Home & Garden Show, where MSHS will be exhibiting the rest of the weekend. For…
Each year, MSHS sells lily bulbs, hosta and dahlia tubers and other summer-blooming plants at the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show. The show opens Wednesday…
Gardeners are always looking for ways to make their gardens more productive. The latest trend is growing vegetables in straw bales, a method that resembles…
Pruning is one of those gardening topics that has an air of mystery about it. When is the best time to prune trees? Why do…
Gardening for birds, bees and other wildlife is not difficult — and it definitely does not mean your yard will look messy. The next issue…
Don Engebretson, a.k.a., The Renegade Gardener, calls himself “the lone voice of horticultural reason.” That may be a bit of an overstatement, but Don —…
The Twin Cities home shows — the Minnesota Home and Patio Show, which runs this weekend, and the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show, which is…
During our series on vegetable gardening, we suggested several books that are good choices for beginning vegetable gardeners. Edible Gardening for the Midwest is another…
This week marks the beginning of the home and garden show season in Minnesota. In addition to big shows, such as this week’s Minnesota Home…
After a winter that has featured an odd amount of rain, followed by very cold temperatures, we have finally gotten some snow. Several days of…
Well, we made it! This is day 31 of our series on how to create and maintain a vegetable garden. We hope this has inspired…
While it’s hard to imagine on a cold January day, there may come a time when you look at your vegetable garden and wonder what…
By carefully choosing which crops and varieties you grow in your vegetable garden, it’s possible to extend the growing season several weeks in the North….
Get more out of your vegetable garden by extending the season, both in the spring and in the fall. Below are some ways to extend…
In yesterday’s post about heirloom tomatoes, I recounted some of the questions I frequently field from people who are curious about my obsession. Here’s another…
Yes, I know they exist, because I’ve seen them. I’m talking about people who don’t like tomatoes. Hard to believe, I realize, so when…
Once your vegetable garden is planted and begins to produce a crop, you can spend a few moments every day in the garden to monitor…
Updated July 2025 Even with a short Minnesota growing season, you can extend the productivity of your vegetable garden by replanting certain vegetables a second…
The two biggest issues for vegetable gardeners in the North are deer and rabbits. Both are relentless and clever, if they are hungry enough. Fencing…
Before we even start talking about pests, let’s be clear: Most bugs are good bugs, and trying to keep your vegetable garden bug-free is not…
Once your vegetable garden is planted, you’ll have just a few ongoing chores: watering, picking and weeding. None of these need be onerous (and, of…
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