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Access the largest, most comprehensive, free directory of Black Farmers and get connected with traditional and non-traditional growers.
This page from the U of M Extension features basic growing guides for staple vegetables from around the world that are grown by immigrant farmers and gardeners in Minnesota.
These northern garden perennials love the summer heat.
Brighten up your yard with a mix of summer bulbs and bare-root perennials.
Have you been to Blue Thumb’s website lately for their garden design templates? Find a rich assortment of plant and layout ideas to handle your site, no matter what challenges you’re up against.
This comprehensive, downloadable guide from the Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources and Blue Thumb—Planting for Clean Water® offers “guiding principles and design concepts for residential pollinator habitat”.
View the Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association interactive map for open markets near you. Run your own farmers’ market? Adding to the map is easy! Follow the instructions available on the website.
Learn the basics of making more houseplants from the University of Missouri Extension, includes, pictures, lists, and audio.
Learn how to propagate houseplants, including a list of common houseplants and how to propagate them. Make more houseplants!
Get specific, straightforward information on how to propagate your indoor plants from the University of Minnesota. Make more houseplants!
Healthy soil is vital to a healthy garden. This webinar, “Understanding Soil Health”, covers why it’s so important and how to support your soil’s health.
Learn the basics about fertilizing your garden, what to look for and how to do it correctly, from reliable researched-based expert advice.
Have you wondered what the importance of soil texture is, and what kind of soil you have? Understand soil texture basics with this resource.
Buying potting mix for your plant and flower containers can get expensive, but you can easily make your own inexpensive mix at home with these homemade potting soil recipes from Penn State Extension.
Create a healthy garden by understanding soil health and applying these tips from the University of Minnesota.
It’s our new reality—drought, wetness, heat, humidity. We asked the pros how to cope with ideas like native gardens and water saving.
India’s forest production company is following the tenets of the master Japanese botanist, Akira Miyawaki, restoring biodiversity in resource-depleted communities.
Curious what all the buzz is about Pocket Forests? A Pocket Forest – also known as a micro forest, tiny forest, or mini forest- is a community of native trees and shrubs planted tightly together in an urban or suburban site based on the Miyawaki method. This video gives a brief introduction to what Pocket Forests are all about.
Learn more about bumble bees and help contribute to their conservation with Bumble Bee Nest Quest and the University of Minnesota Extension.
This is a short list of pollinator-friendly and climate-adaptive plants, compiled by the experts at the University of Minnesota Bee Lab, that provide food and shelter for Minnesota pollinators.
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