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A sure sign of unseasonably dry weather? The Minnesota Horticultural Society has been flooded with calls about watering, so let’s dig in. Question: Are perennials…

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A sure sign of unseasonably dry weather? The Minnesota Horticultural Society has been flooded with calls about watering, so let’s dig in. Question: Are perennials…
Happy Summer! Is it ever not a challenging growing season? In classic upper midwest fashion, we’ve swung from one extreme to the other. I’ve got…
Have you heard the news? Marijuana/cannabis became legal in Minnesota on August 1, 2023. It only took about 15 days for me to get my…
Full disclosure: today’s question is more of a rhetorical one, but it’s one Master Gardeners are commonly asked. Is this plant a weed? The answer,…
That was the craziest May in recent memory. I could finally get outside and into my garden and the to-do list was anxiety-inducing—especially since I…
Picture this. It’s early June, you have a sprinkling of new seedlings in the ground and forecasters are predicting frost overnight. Don’t panic. It seems…
Neverending winter has me really searching for any plant-related activity I can find. April just also happens to be a great time to repot and/or…
Now that everything’s pretty much dead outside, are you noticing your houseplants a little more? I sure am. I noticed that several of them were…
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